Natalie C.
About me
| Natalie C. | |
| English and Related Literature | |
| English | |
| Undergraduate | |
| Vanbrugh | |
| 2007 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| Assistant Buyer | |
| Marks and Spencer | |
| United Kingdom | |
| 2007 | |
| £20000~5000 | |
| £32500~7500 |
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A day in the life of a Assistant Buyer in the United Kingdom
Courses taken since graduation
None
Where I hope to be in 5 years
High! Lots of scope for progression right up to director level if it's something you want to achieve here.
My advice to students considering work
Apply for graduate jobs early (Oct/Nov of 3rd year) and do lots of practice interviews!
What I do
Fashion buying - from inspirational shopping to briefing the range to design team, creating tech packs to send out to suppliers, receiving samples back and building the range, ranking it with merchandising team to decide size of buy, negotiating cost price with suppliers, managing sample development right through fitting on models, confirming colours and trims into stores, monitoring current sales and responding to success by trading in and out of key lines.
Skills I use and how I developed them
Degree skills:
Presentation skills have been useful, also structuring arguments very necessary in meetings - persuasive skills very important.
Extracurricular skills:
Communication skills developed through JCR and also social life - general experience of living away and managing own time/work etc has been beneficial.
What I like most
I like the high level of responsibility, very creative, lots of international travel, great people and lots of opportunity, plus a good salary.
What I like least
Sometimes very long hours!
What would I change? Nothing at all.
Next steps...
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