Buying Assistant Review

Item: Buying Assistant at ASOS
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at ASOS

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations, Merchandising

Camden Town

Review Submitted: November 2025

Overall Rating

4.6 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Help maintain the Critical Path Track and manage a large number of samples (fit sessions, development, shoots, sign-off). Raise and manage purchase orders, making sure they align with supplier/brand deadlines. Work closely with multiple teams: Merchandising, Design Do competitor (“comp”) shopping to monitor what other retailers are doing — spotting trends or opportunities.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Lots of responsibility - if you don't do your tasks then your team members will struggle to do theirs.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

organised and proactive detail-oriented relationship-building Competent with MS Office, especially Excel Negotiation

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

3/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Lots of support and guidance from team members. Resources available to help were less helpful.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Very fast paced (it's called fast fashion for a reason!). However everyone that I had the pleasure of working with were lovely and supportive. Very inclusive office.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I loved my placement - Incredible work experience and industry insights & made friends for life

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

4/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend ASOS to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to ASOS

Show that you understand the ASOS customer and that you can stay organised while handling a lot of tasks at once. Back it up with one example that shows attention to detail and confidence working with different teams.