Start your career in Buying at N Brown!

Building on the success of our placement programme, we're delighted to be recruiting for permanent Buying Admin Assistant opportunities within our Buying team.

These roles offer a fantastic opportunity for individuals at the beginning of their careers to learn from experienced teams, develop commercial skills and build a long-term career in Buying at N Brown.

N Brown is recruiting Buying Admin Assistants across the following areas:

• Womenswear Jersey & Knit
• Womenswear Outerwear & Denim
• Menswear Own Brand
• Branded Sportswear
• Partnerships
• Intimates

Assessment Centre Information

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an Assessment Centre on 15th July 2026, taking place from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at our Manchester Head Office, Gryphon House, 40 Lever St, Manchester M60 6ES

The role of Buying Admin Assistant

The Buyer’s Admin Assistant role reports to a Buyer/Senior Buyer, working together to deliver the best ranges for our customer, manages the administration of a given department ensuring all systems are kept up to date. The aim is to deliver a profitable customer centric range and provide day to day administrative support to the category.

A day in the life of a Buying Admin Assistant at N Brown:

• Maintaining CP, communicating with suppliers regularly to ensure that key deadlines are met and any risks to deliveries are highlighted in advance and shared with wider team.
• Regular CP calls to help build supplier relationships.
• Setting up new styles in our internal systems
• Provide administrative support to the Assistant buyer and the wider team
• Sample management: organising and preparing samples for shoots
• Carrying out online comparative shopping to develop and maintain knowledge of the current marketplace.
• Assisting team meetings- helping prepare for monthly reviews and sign offs
• Prepping for fit sessions
• Additional ad hoc tasks

What N Brown is looking for:

• Ability to work on your own initiative and in a fast-paced environment
• A strong team ethos – working collaboratively, building excellent relationships and communicating confidently to both peers and suppliers
• The ability to work well in a team, but with the ability to strive in individual tasks
• Highly organised with excellent time-keeping skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong commercial awareness
• PC and Excel literate
• Exceptional attention to detail
• A passion for clothing

What you'll get working at N Brown:

• Hybrid working  (3 days in the office at a minimum)
• 24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays)
• Annual bonus scheme
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
• Company pension with up to 8% N Brown contribution
• Mental Health support both internally and externally, including access to our wellbeing champions and counselling services
• A range of financial wellbeing support
• Stream - a financial wellbeing tool that helps you track your pay, access earnings early and manage your money with confidence
• Colleague discount across all N Brown brands
• Onsite café with subsidised rates and local restaurant discounts!
• Life Assurance
• Paid volunteer time – all our colleagues can take a full day paid to volunteer for a charity of their choice

 
N Brown – who we are and why work for us?  

N Brown is a leading UK digital retail platform for clothing, footwear, home and technology, headquartered in Manchester and employing over 1,000 people nationwide. Through our strategic retail brands JD Williams, Jacamo and Simply Be and our unique payments offering, we exist to champion inclusivity and serve the underserved. Our customers are our passion, and we take great pride in delivering products that ensure they can look and feel amazing, without compromising on choice, value and accessibility.

We’re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment that values equality for all. Our vision is that by ‘By championing inclusion, N Brown will become the UK’s most loved and trusted consumer platform, shaping the future of financial empowerment and personal expression’. ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are, therefore, at the heart of our culture.

In May 2024 we were delighted to be named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. We work hard to create a happy and inclusive culture for everyone and we’re so proud to have made this list - as voted for by our very own colleagues!

Ways of Working

We offer hybrid working which varies across the business depending on the role you’re in. Our Head Office is located in the Northern Quarter in Manchester City Centre. So if you are travelling by train, tram or bus we’re perfectly located, plus we’re surrounded by cool cafes, trendy bars and the best places to eat!

Our working hours are 36.17 per week over 5 days.

We believe AI will become a standard part of modern professional practice. We are therefore looking for individuals who are open to learning, testing, and responsibly adopting AI tools to improve efficiency, insight, and impact in their role.

N Brown's Promise

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Please know your application is being reviewed by a real human being. We value your interest in joining us and appreciate you taking the time to submit your application.

What happens when you apply to a role at N Brown?

As soon as we receive your application, we’ll send you an email to let you know. We always aim to come back to you as soon as possible with an update and we really appreciate you taking the time to apply for a role with us. Good luck!