Assistant Buyer – Furniture

The Very Group

Assistant Buyer on the Home team at Very developing products and managing relationships in the Furniture category. Driving quality and trends for competitive pricing while enhancing customer satisfaction.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeLiverpool • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong relationship management and commercial awareness, effectively analyzing performance to inform range building and trading actions. Capable of leading meetings and delegating tasks while maintaining alignment with brand values.

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Relationship ManagementCommercial AwarenessPerformance AnalysisDecision-Making Under PressureStakeholder Liaison

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Hard Skills

Range FrameworksBrand PlansTrading ActionsMarket Trend AnalysisCompetitor Activity Tracking

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsCommunication SkillsLeadershipDelegationProblem-Solving

Industry Keywords

Supply Chain ManagementCategory PerformanceCommercial OpportunitiesBrand ValuesRisk Minimization

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Relationship management: both internally and externally will be important, building strong relationships to maximise commercial opportunities – Key relationships day to day email management with supply chain.
Commercial awareness: Awareness of the market is key, keeping track of competitor activity, market trends and price positioning.
Maintaining relationships with brands in line with our values
Able to deputise for the Buyer in key meetings.
Able to delegate or take lead and make decisions under pressure.
Formulating Range Frameworks/Brand Plans alongside merchandising functions

Requirements

What you’ll need

You will be highly organised with great communication skills.
You know how to analyse performance and apply lessons learnt to future range building.
You can pre-empt potential challenges that may impact team or trading and take steps to minimise them before they arise.
You will build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Able to deputise for the Buyer in key meetings.
Liaison with SMT and can clearly articulate category performance
Trading actions – identifying how to maximise best sellers and identifying worst sellers and minimising risk.
Able to delegate/ take the lead where required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible, hybrid working model
Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
£250 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
27 days holiday + bank holidays
LinkedIn learning access
Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
Matched pension up to 6%
More benefits can be found on our career site