[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All JD Sports Fashion jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jd-sports-fashion/) · [Search jobs](/search/) JD Sports Fashion # Buying Assistant Bury, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Administrative Listed on JD Sports Fashion’s official careers site. Posted October 20, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on JD Sports Fashion’s careers site →](https://careers.jdplc.com/jobs/10811-buying-assistant) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [JD Sports Fashion](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jd-sports-fashion/) / Buying Assistant ## Job description JD Sports Fashion plc Buyers Admin Assistant JD Responsible to: Buyer Department: Buying (Footwear) ### Location Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, Lancs BL9 8RR Hours: 40 Role Overview: The purpose of this job is to provide administration support for the JD buying team. The successful candidate will have a passion for our product with a great knowledge of current sportwear and high street fashion trends. ### Key Duties/Responsibilities Assist the Assistant Buyer/Buyer with the day to day running of the range and samples. Ensure post is collected, and samples are sent out where required in a timely manner with correct documentation attached. Assist the Assistant Buyer with any order amendments and post trade actions. Assist the Assistant Buyer with compiling weekly Competitor Shopping Reports to highlight competitor activity, missed opportunities & promotional activity, utilising websites, store visits and magazines to complete the report. Create and maintain all product sheets, ensuring they are completed with correct information and most up to date images. Complete weekly trade admin; Compile Best and Worst documents, pull relevant samples with completed product tags and ensure samples are cleared away after the meeting. Chase suppliers for press samples and pass to marketing. Monitor web lines to make sure intake images are correct and appearing on the websites in a timely manner. Support the Assistant Buyer with compiling the relevant information needed for sign-off presentations (i.e. Top 20, Top 50 documents). Take minutes in meetings and ensure they are written up, distributed and followed up in a timely manner. Manage samples for staff sales. Follow various social media channels to ensure we are aware of current and emerging trends within sportswear fashion. - Provide sell-through information to brands on a weekly basis - Run rankings for Top 20 and Top 50 lines from last week’s trade - Produce trend reports by Quarterly - Attend appointments when specified by Buyer Core Competencies: Knowledge of our store base and website Desire to learn and a passion for our product Social media awareness and understanding of the relevance to category Proactive and forward-thinking in suggesting improvements Confidence in their knowledge of the market and ability to challenge and influence across all levels Skills/Experience/Knowledge needed: JD retail experience is preferred Current sportswear fashion trend knowledge and a passion for JD product is essential. An awareness of celebrity trends within sportswear fashion. As this role is admin based, knowledge of Microsoft office software is advantageous but training will be provided for successful candidates Good organisational skills and basic numeracy ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 20, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 27, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 27, 2026 - Listed for: 7 days - Location: Bury, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom[Apply on JD Sports Fashion’s careers site →](https://careers.jdplc.com/jobs/10811-buying-assistant) ## Hiring at JD Sports Fashion - Open jobs: 1,532 - New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections - Tracked since: Oct 13, 2026 [All JD Sports Fashion jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jd-sports-fashion/) · [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) ## More jobs at JD Sports Fashion ### [Assistant General Manager - Full Time](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jd-sports-fashion/jobs/2e309fa8e3394c8a29ca/) Bury, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom ### [Digital Content Executive - Footpatrol](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jd-sports-fashion/jobs/036ca131acc772a5bf7c/) Bury, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom ### [Digital Content Executive - size?](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jd-sports-fashion/jobs/783a59aa7bdabf41ca85/) Bury, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom ### [Digital Trading Executive - Size? 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