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Buying Admin Assistant

Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire LS14 1DZ

Salary

£55,000 - £66,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The role of Buying Admin Assistant involves providing administrative support to the Buying Team across all categories.
  • Candidates are expected to have a background in the clothing industry and ideally possess a buying, fashion, or textiles degree.
  • The position offers a competitive salary along with benefits such as flexible working hours and opportunities for progression.
  • A minimum of 1-2 years of relevant experience is preferred for applicants.
  • The job includes responsibilities such as critical path management, sample tracking, and collaboration with various departments.
  • Provide administrative support to the Buying Team across all categories
  • Critical path management.

Client Details

Our client is a renowned player in the retail industry, boasting an employee base of over 500 across multiple locations. With a commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, they take pride in delivering top-notch products and services to their consumers. They are known for internal progression and friendly working environment are now seeking to add a Buying Admin Assistant to join the buying team

Description

  • Provide administrative support to the Buying Team across all categories
  • Assist with Monday Trade meeting preparation, using our systems to run reports and reviewing weekly sales analysis, best sellers and upcoming deliveries.
  • Presentations and comp shops; preparing and updating these for weekly/monthly meetings and generally maintaining on-going development sheets for the department.
  • Critical path management.
  • Sample management and tracking.
  • Photoshoot sample management.
  • Maintaining the shipment tracker with accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Support the Buyer and Merchandiser in seasonal review and selection of the new season product range. Considering sales performance, price architecture, intake margin, identifying key styles and seasonality.
  • Provide presentations to wider business of the upcoming collection and highlight key products
  • Order raising and sku set up Providing the relevant information for orders to be raised and monitoring the accuracy of all orders to ensure the correct stock flow in to the business.
  • Collaborating with key functions: Ecom, Ops, Customer services and Marketing on a daily basis.
  • Carrying out competitive review to develop and maintain knowledge of the current market place and identify opportunities for the brand.
  • Take part in store visits alongside the Buyer and provide detailed feedback.
  • Additional ad-hoc tasks

Profile

  • Team player - ability to manage working relationships at all levels
  • Understanding of the clothing industry & trading environments. Broad knowledge of either retail or wholesale environments
  • Creative flair - ability to balance creative product selection with a commercial eye
  • Ideally to have a buying, fashion or textiles degree

Job Offer

Competitive salary + Mix of Office & Home Working - (3 Office Days / 2 Work from Home Days) + 37.5 Hour work week + Flexible working hours + Progression Opportunities + Free Parking + Close to transport links + Early Finish on a Friday + Discount on Product

Buying Admin Assistant

Buying Admin Assistant

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.