Buying and Developement Assistant

We are partnering with a boutique children’s accessories brand with global stockists and key UK retailers, is expanding their friendly Hertfordshire-based team. They are looking for a like-minded Buying and Development Assistant to join their team on a permanent basis.

Key Responsibilities:
- Support product development from final design through to production handover
- Manage critical paths, sample tracking, approvals, and price negotiations
- Organise and track samples for production, marketing, and distributors
- Maintain fabric swatches and supplier information
- Create seasonal line sheets, product descriptions, and assist with website updates

Ideal candidate will have experience in a similar buying or product development role, strong IT skills (Excel, Office, Shopify, retail systems) and be highly organised with excellent attention to detail.