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Buying Assistant

Alma Personnel
Posted 22 days ago, valid for 12 days
Location

Oxford, Oxfordshire OX44 7RJ, England

Salary

£20,000 - £30,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • Salary: Not specified
  • Years of experience required: Entry level
  • Location: Chalgrove area of Oxfordshire
  • Responsibilities include supporting the Buyer, liaising with suppliers, ordering and organizing samples, recording information on spreadsheets, and writing product descriptions
  • Requirements include attention to detail, ability to prioritize tasks, experience in using Excel, positive attitude, and a driving license

A leading mail order and online retailer is looking to recruit and Buying Assistant to join their growing team.

Based in the Chalgrove area of Oxfordshire, you will be supporting the Buyer on day to day activities sourcing products for the team.

Liaising with suppliers, ordering, logging and returning samples. Organizing samples for selection, range reviews and photo shoots.

Accurately recording information on spreadsheets and managing the paperwork relating to products selected for catalogues.

Writing detailed and accurate product descriptions for the Buyer to use in web and catalogue copy. Dealing with any warehouse or customer queries to resolve any quality issues or provide additional information.

This position would suit a graduate seeking to get in to the Purchasing, excellent opportunities exist to move up.

  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Team player, happy to work together on joint projects
  • Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks at one time
  • Ability to work under pressure and stick to deadlines
  • Good standard of written English
  • Experience in using Excel
  • A positive and can-do attitude
  • Eager to learn
  • Driving license due to location

This position is hybrid, so 3 days in the office. Usually full-time in the office on certain buying days.

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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.