Back to search
Are you looking to start a career in buying or a graduate looking for your first commercial office role? As Buying Administrator you will be joining an established and growing catalogue and web-based brand, located just outside Oxford. Offering a starting salary of up to circa26,000, Monday to Friday office hours and a hybrid of office (3 days) and WFH, the company who offer a lifestyle range, including clothing and accessories. The role is full time and permanent. They have a friendly, supportive and collaborative culture working well together to achieve excellent results.
Purpose of the role:
To support the Buying team in managing the selection and production processes for the catalogue.
Key Responsibilities for the Buying Administrator Role:
- Filing all invoices for ordering, logging and returning samples from suppliers
- Organising samples for selection, photo shoots, logging all items on excel
- Accurately recording information managing all administration related to product selected
- Writing detailed product descriptions for the Buyer to use in web and catalogue copy
- Organising all pack ups for photo shoots
- Logging details of all books and stationery
- Creating a bank of images for website and catalogue
- Checking copy information for website matches and catalogues
- Dealing with any customer or warehouse queries to resolve any quality issues or providing additional information.
- Checking catalogue layouts and proofs ensuring all correct products are listed
- General admin support
Key Skills Required for the Buying Administrator Role:
- Detail orientated
- Organised, used to working to deadlines
- Confident communicator
- Work well under pressure and able to multitask
- Adaptable in a changing environment
- Strong IT skills, particularly excel
- Able to work on own initiative
- Own transport essential, due to remote location
What's in it for you?
- A starting salary of circa 26,000
- Working as part of a supportive and collaborative team
- Training progression and personal development
- Standard office hours Monday - Friday
- Hybrid working
- 20 days holiday increasing with each year to a max of 25
