Buying / Merchandising Assistant Apprentice
A.M. LONDON FASHION LTD
Manchester (M16 0PQ)
Closes in 9 days (Wednesday 17 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 September 2025
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Summary
Kickstart your career in retail with our Buying & Merchandising Assistant apprenticeship at our Manchester Head Office. You'll gain hands-on experience, support senior teams in product selection, and learn the skills to shape ranges customers love. A great opportunity to grow and earn while you learn.
- Wage
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£16,000 a year
- Training course
- Buying and merchandising assistant (level 4)
- Hours
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Typically Monday to Friday between 9am to 5pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 29 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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3
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Manage samples, showrooms, and product submissions
- Support with critical path management to ensure products launch on time
- Raise and amend purchase orders on internal system
- Pull and analyse sales and stock reports to support trade decisions
- Conduct competitor research and shop reports, feeding insights back to the team
- Support with filing, data entry, and maintaining records
- Organise post, deliveries, and supplier communications
Where you'll work
4th
Floor Talbot Road
Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 0PQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EDUCATION FOR INDUSTRY GROUP
Training course
Buying and merchandising assistant (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Uses their market/industry knowledge to contribute to new product development and innovation
- Contributes to the building of customer focused ranges to meet the brand identity of the business
- Ensures product quality and legal compliance by working within industry standards, regulations and legislation to source, purchase and sell goods
- Ensures accurate implementation of the critical path prioritising actions accordingly
- Negotiates in a manner that balances the need for a sound financial return, with the need to operate ethically, honestly and fairly
- Monitors agreed performance targets with suppliers to manage ongoing supplier relationships
- Applies the organisation strategy to buying and/or merchandising to ensure strategic objectives are met
- Applies an ethical and sustainable approach to the buying and merchandising process in line with policies and procedures to achieve legal compliance
- Ensures the agreed route to market is delivered and maintained successfully so that objectives are met
- Works with external and internal departments (for example, marketing, distribution, suppliers) to build relationships to drive sales activity and support the delivery of the business objectives across all channels
- Uses data to support decisions to influence both the strategic and operational direction of the buying and/or merchandising approach.
- Demonstrates accurate application of systems in analysing data (for example, customer trends, buying patterns, stock rotation and levels)
- Evaluates commercial performance to support proposed actions for both good and poor product performers
- Demonstrates anticipation of customer buying and product patterns to forecast future demand
- Articulates relevant ideas and opinions towards trends and competitor activity so that opportunities may be identified
- Applies customer profile/trend data to inform the development of a range, products and services
- Formulates and communicates customer propositions
- Develops self and individuals to improve personal and team performance and capability
- Demonstrates commercial buying and merchandising within a financial framework
- Operates in a manner that produces the required financial rate of return for the business
- Coaches and mentors new/less experienced colleagues
- Analyses and presents business data to support achievement of business strategies, brand and KPIs
- Ensures effective stock management to support the delivery of the sales and profit forecasts
- Uses their market/industry knowledge to contribute to new product development and innovation
- Contributes to the building of customer focused ranges to meet the brand identity of the business
- Ensures product quality and legal compliance by working within industry standards, regulations and legislation to source, purchase and sell goods
- Ensures accurate implementation of the critical path prioritising actions accordingly
- Negotiates in a manner that balances the need for a sound financial return, with the need to operate ethically, honestly and fairly
- Monitors agreed performance targets with suppliers to manage ongoing supplier relationships
- Applies the organisation strategy to buying and/or merchandising to ensure strategic objectives are met
- Applies an ethical and sustainable approach to the buying and merchandising process in line with policies and procedures to achieve legal compliance
- Ensures the agreed route to market is delivered and maintained successfully so that objectives are met
- Works with external and internal departments (for example, marketing, distribution, suppliers) to build relationships to drive sales activity and support the delivery of the business objectives across all channels
- Uses data to support decisions to influence both the strategic and operational direction of the buying and/or merchandising approach.
- Demonstrates accurate application of systems in analysing data (for example, customer trends, buying patterns, stock rotation and levels)
- Evaluates commercial performance to support proposed actions for both good and poor product performers
- Demonstrates anticipation of customer buying and product patterns to forecast future demand
- Articulates relevant ideas and opinions towards trends and competitor activity so that opportunities may be identified
- Applies customer profile/trend data to inform the development of a range, products and services
- Formulates and communicates customer propositions
- Develops self and individuals to improve personal and team performance and capability
- Demonstrates commercial buying and merchandising within a financial framework
- Operates in a manner that produces the required financial rate of return for the business
- Coaches and mentors new/less experienced colleagues
Training schedule
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
Other requirements
You must be aged 16 or over. You must have lived in the UK for at least 3 years. You cannot already hold a qualification in Buying and Merchandising (e.g. a degree) that covers the same content.
About this employer
At AM London Fashion Ltd, we are passionate about delivering high-quality, trend-led fashion through our brand, Threadbare. Established in 2014, we have built a reputation for designing stylish, accessible clothing that keeps our customers ahead of the fashion curve. Our ever-expanding team of designers and industry experts ensures that Threadbare stays at the forefront of fashion, blending catwalk-inspired trends with wearable, everyday style. We source inspiration from global fashion capitals and street-style movements, translating them into collections that are both contemporary and affordable. With a commitment to ethical sourcing, sustainability, and quality craftsmanship, we strive to create clothing that not only looks great but is also responsibly made. At AM London Fashion Ltd, we believe fashion should be a force for good, and we are dedicated to shaping a future where style and sustainability go hand in hand.
After this apprenticeship
This apprenticeship will give you valuable experience in buying and merchandising, preparing you for entry level roles such as Buying or Merchandising Assistant. With further experience, you could progress to more senior positions like Assistant Buyer or Junior Merchandiser, building a long-term career in the fashion industry.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
A.M. LONDON FASHION LTD
Nichola Day
nichola.day@amlondonltd.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340734.
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Closes in 9 days (Wednesday 17 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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