Buying Intern

Main Duties

As a Buying Intern, you will support and collaborate with the wider buying team. You will assist in market research, as well as source and organize the best materials for COS, ensuring we are always on trend and constantly disrupting luxury fashion. We are looking for two buying interns, one within our womenswear team and one within menswear.

Please be considerate in your application choice and only apply to the internship opportunity that best suits your skillset and desired career path.

What you will do:

• Assist the buying team in all organizational and administrative tasks.
• Support weekly sales analysis and prepare rails for trade meetings.
• Conduct market research of our competitors and aspirational brands, compiling competitive shop reports.
• Maintain the sample library and prepare samples for meetings.
• Prepare garments and assist in fittings (dependent on department).
• Collect, prepare, and distribute sample deliveries daily to the teams.
• File and organize fabric hangers, bulk fabric, and lab dips.
• Convey approvals and updates to our production offices.
• Send and amend official orders.
  Alignment with our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded and curious, we dare to be different, we believe in constant improvement, and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for, and how we act.

  What you need to succeed:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Buying and/or relevant industry experience.
  • A team player with a positive, can-do attitude.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • A high level of awareness of current trends.

  Benefits

  We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

  In addition to this office based colleagues also receive:

  • 20 days holiday
  • Discounts on everyday brands and leisure activities
  • Retail Trust membership
  • Pension scheme
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Cycle to work scheme

   

  Inclusion & Diversity 

  At COS we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, what we perceive as possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world, therefore all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.

What will the internship offer the student and what will they learn while they are with you? E.g. skills they could learn/develop and experience they could gain.

• Gain a thorough comprehension of key buying tools (e.g., Boston matrix, customer segmentation, and product lifecycle).
• Learn how to analyze sales to inform your work and drive full-price selling/reduce closing stock and markdown.
• Develop a clear understanding of the full product development process from concept to final production.
• Comprehend each stage of the fit and approval process and how these are linked to the critical path.
• Learn how to champion sustainability and uphold high-quality standards.
• Understand how roles within the wider business are linked with the buying and design teams.
• Gain an understanding of range building and department strategy.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and caring responsibility. We are committed to offering a working environment where everyone is valued and feels appreciated.