Buyer's Assistant
| Posting date: | 03 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,000 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 January 2026 |
| Location: | Carlisle, Cumbria |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Edinburgh Woollen Mill |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Here at The Edinburgh Woollen Mill, we’re excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Buyer to join our team at our Head Office in Carlisle.
This role is perfect for someone looking to begin their career in fashion. You’ll support the Buyer with day-to-day operations, work closely with suppliers and internal teams, and gain hands-on experience across the full product journey.
Key Responsibilities
Provide administrative support and handle daily queries.
Help manage the critical path and support sample approvals.
Manage and organise samples, including coordinating with suppliers.
Carry out comparative shopping to stay aware of market trends.
Build strong working relationships across Buying, Merchandising, Design, Technical and Marketing teams.
Support with general ad-hoc tasks and courier packages.
About You
Passionate about fashion and eager to learn.
Friendly, organised, and able to work under pressure.
Strong attention to detail and good time management.
Confident with Microsoft Word, Excel and general PC use.
If you’re looking to start your fashion career with a forward-thinking business offering great development opportunities, we’d love to hear from you.
About us:
The Edinburgh Woollen Mill is a retail business comprising of over 400 units, including High Street, Tourist & Destination sites, predominantly Fashion and Home.
The Edinburgh Woollen Mill has mainstream high street stores selling ladies and menswear for the 45 plus customer. Outlets are located in a wide variety of market and provincial towns across the UK and Ireland.
We have specialty tourist stores, where gift items and other products reflect the stores location. The outlets, which trade under an individual, often local, fascia, are in key tourist locations throughout the UK. Many stores are on busy tourist routes and benefit from coach visits where food service and exhibitions are all part of the attraction.
There are Destination Sites which contain all of the Company's concepts and other brands to increase their attractiveness as a retail destination. The sites trade under local, individual fascia’s such as Antartex Village, and Kernow Mill, Mackinnon Mills.
To view our privacy notice please visit:
www.ewm.co.uk/careers
This role is perfect for someone looking to begin their career in fashion. You’ll support the Buyer with day-to-day operations, work closely with suppliers and internal teams, and gain hands-on experience across the full product journey.
Key Responsibilities
Provide administrative support and handle daily queries.
Help manage the critical path and support sample approvals.
Manage and organise samples, including coordinating with suppliers.
Carry out comparative shopping to stay aware of market trends.
Build strong working relationships across Buying, Merchandising, Design, Technical and Marketing teams.
Support with general ad-hoc tasks and courier packages.
About You
Passionate about fashion and eager to learn.
Friendly, organised, and able to work under pressure.
Strong attention to detail and good time management.
Confident with Microsoft Word, Excel and general PC use.
If you’re looking to start your fashion career with a forward-thinking business offering great development opportunities, we’d love to hear from you.
About us:
The Edinburgh Woollen Mill is a retail business comprising of over 400 units, including High Street, Tourist & Destination sites, predominantly Fashion and Home.
The Edinburgh Woollen Mill has mainstream high street stores selling ladies and menswear for the 45 plus customer. Outlets are located in a wide variety of market and provincial towns across the UK and Ireland.
We have specialty tourist stores, where gift items and other products reflect the stores location. The outlets, which trade under an individual, often local, fascia, are in key tourist locations throughout the UK. Many stores are on busy tourist routes and benefit from coach visits where food service and exhibitions are all part of the attraction.
There are Destination Sites which contain all of the Company's concepts and other brands to increase their attractiveness as a retail destination. The sites trade under local, individual fascia’s such as Antartex Village, and Kernow Mill, Mackinnon Mills.
To view our privacy notice please visit:
www.ewm.co.uk/careers