Wehkamp, Kleertjes and Union River form the Wehkamp Retail Group. Together we have almost 100 years of experience in online retail, in which developments are happening at lightning speed and we are reïnventing ourselves time and time again. With an ambitious and driven team of more than 1,100 people, we do everything for the ultimate customer experience. Our strategy is to become a multi-facia e-commerce group with multiple online shops run and supported by a common core structure. By scaling up we can join forces and build a solid business for the future. We do this from one structure, one culture and one purpose: Together we bring joy into every home.

As Wehkamp Retail Group we bring you products, services and activities that make you happy in different ways. For example, because it brightens up your home, because it looks fantastic on you, because it gives you small moments of happiness, because with this product you contribute to a good cause or a brighter future. We have more than 400,000 different products from more than 2,600 brands in the fields of fashion and living, among others. With more than 600,000 visitors to our websites and apps every day, we serve 2.6 million regular customers. And still counting!

For our Private Label department located in Hilversum, we are looking for an ambitious Buying Assistant. This department is the creative breeding ground from which we create, develop and buy the collections for ladies fashion labels of Anytime, Ruby, Great Looks, Imagine and of course Miljuschka x Wehkamp.

This "start-up" is growing like crazy. We are ambitious. We believe we are at the beginning of something big. To realise our ambitious growth plans, we are looking for an equally ambitious Assistant Buyer.

You are an intrical part of the buying process (Design / Buying / Production / Merchandising). You support the (Senior) Buyers where necessary and work together with your colleagues from Merchandise Planning, Styling, Quality Control and marketing. On the one hand, you are in the middle of the lively product development process and critical path management You are also fully involved in the challenges of e-commerce. To say this position is dynamic is an understatement.

For instance, you are jointly responsible for an on-trend offer and the development of the seasonal range; you have daily contact with suppliers and other external partners abroad; you take care of and monitor the administration around the purchasing process; you prepare weekly sales analyses and make recommendations for different products based on their performance. You work closely with our marketing team to ensure the right products are
promoted and seen by our customers And so much more......

We think this is important:

You have a passion for fashion and thrive in a dynamic environment. You have completed a bachelor's degree with a specializing in fashion with minimun 3+ years of experience in a similar function. 

You are available full-time and able to work on our creative location in Hilversum. You are confident, you communicate easily and have an excellent command of the English language, both in terms of speaking and writing. You have excellent fashion trend knowledge of the European and Dutch market and are a commercial thinker. We are incredibly ambitious and expect you to be as well.

What we offer you:

We help you get the most out of your career every day. Your development and your personal
growth are a mutual commitment: Wehkamp grows, you grow. You grow, Wehkamp grows.

• Salary appropriate to your experience;
• Holiday allowance of 10.5%;
• 25 holidays;
• Profit sharing;
• Travel allowance and a home office allowance;
• Pension scheme;
• Every year the opportunity to grow within your salary scale;
• Discount on your supplementary health insurance;
• Staff discount on virtually the entire Wehkamp B.V. product range

Our head office is in Zwolle. Our Private Label department works from our office in
Hilversum.

The process for this vacancy is as follows:
1. Do your expectations and our wishes match? Then we would like to get to know you;
2. If you and we are enthusiastic, we will schedule a detailed introduction with you.
3. After this introduction, you will hear from us as soon as possible whether we see you
as our colleague. If so, we will make you an offer. If not, we will of course give you
good feedback that you can use.

Additional note: This vacancy is also published in Dutch