Senior Assistant Buyer
Job Fit Check
Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.
Key skills for this role
Role Overview
The Senior Assistant Buyer provides operational and administrative support across buying activities for an assigned category.
The role maintains accurate buying information and helps ensure merchandise is ordered, shipped, and delivered according to plan.
The role works with Buying, Planning, Merchandising, Finance, Logistics, Content, and other internal teams.
Key Skills for This Role
Full Job Posting
Role overview
The Senior Assistant Buyer provides operational and administrative support across buying activities for an assigned category.
The role maintains accurate buying information and helps ensure merchandise is ordered, shipped, and delivered according to plan.
The role works with Buying, Planning, Merchandising, Finance, Logistics, Content, and other internal teams.
Key responsibilities
- Maintain seasonal-buy information, purchase orders, product details, and order confirmations.
- Update buying records, files, trackers, and databases accurately and on time.
- Support purchase-order creation, weekly reporting, and shipment updates.
- Prepare pre-buy reports for Buyers before market appointments.
- Coordinate supplier setup documentation and support vendor onboarding.
- Follow up on supplier shipments and investigate discrepancies or product damage with Warehouse and Logistics.
- Coordinate supplier product assets for content creation.
- Support return-to-vendor processes and resolve operational issues with stakeholders.
- Build productive relationships with suppliers and brand partners.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion, Buying, Merchandising, or a related field.
- 2–3 years of buying experience, preferably in fashion or retail.
- Strong luxury-fashion knowledge and product and styling awareness.
- Knowledge of luxury buying is advantageous.
- Strong attention to detail, organisation, analysis, problem solving, and communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Experience using ERP systems is advantageous.
- Proficiency in English.
Benefits
- The employer describes a dynamic and collaborative workplace culture.
- Professional development and career growth opportunities are offered.
- The package includes competitive salary, employee benefits, discounts, and exclusive product promotions.
Apply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at Ounass
Project Coordinator - Internship
Dubai, UAE
Ounass is seeking a Project Coordinator Intern to support Scrum Masters and technology teams with Agile delivery coordination. The role includes facilitating ceremonies, tracking tasks and blockers, maintaining Jira and
Lead Digital Designer
Dubai, UAE
Ounass is seeking a Lead Digital Designer to lead creative direction for its commercial fashion vertical. The role covers digital design, motion, UX/UI, brand governance and cross-functional campaign delivery. Candidates
Junior Planner
Dubai, UAE
Ounass is seeking a Junior Planner to support merchandise and financial planning across luxury e-commerce. The role covers forecasting, assortment planning, inventory management, in-season trading, and commercial analysi
Merchandising Operations Assistant
Dubai, UAE
Ounass is seeking a Merchandising Operations Assistant to support product, purchase-order, inventory, supplier, and launch information across luxury fashion categories. The role requires strong organization, attention to
Senior Merchandising Operations Assistant
Dubai, UAE
The employer is seeking a senior merchandising operations professional to maintain product, purchase-order, inventory, and supplier information across luxury retail categories. The role coordinates merchandise flow, reco
Associate Buyer - Womens
Dubai, UAE
Ounass is seeking an Associate Buyer to support product selection, ordering, inventory management, supplier relationships, and seasonal merchandise strategies for womenswear. The role requires a relevant bachelor's degre
Social Media Executive- 3 Month Maternity Cover
Dubai, UAE
Ounass seeks a Social Media Executive for a 3-month maternity cover. The role involves planning, creating, and delivering social media content, managing social media channels, and tracking performance. Strong copywriting
Associate Planner - Contract Based
Dubai, UAE
Ounass seeks an Associate Planner to support merchandise planning strategy. Responsibilities include forecasting, sales planning, inventory analysis, and performance reporting. Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 2
Project Coordinator - Internship
Dubai, UAE
Lead Digital Designer
Dubai, UAE
Junior Planner
Dubai, UAE
Merchandising Operations Assistant
Dubai, UAE
Senior Merchandising Operations Assistant
Dubai, UAE
Associate Buyer - Womens
Dubai, UAE
Social Media Executive- 3 Month Maternity Cover
Dubai, UAE
Associate Planner - Contract Based
Dubai, UAE