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Buying Assistant

MP Recruitment
Posted 7 days ago, valid for 11 days
Location

Oxford, Oxfordshire OX44 7NP, England

Salary

£22,000 - £26,400 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position involves working for a leading mail order and online retailer specializing in mature accessories and gifts, with operations in the UK and France.
  • Key responsibilities include managing supplier relationships, negotiating product costs, and organizing samples for selection and photo shoots.
  • Candidates should have excellent attention to detail, experience with Excel, and the ability to manage multiple tasks under pressure.
  • A driving license is required due to the rural location, and the role offers full-time hours with hybrid working options (2 days from home).
  • The salary for this position has not been specified, but relevant experience is essential.

Due to an internal promotion this is an opportunity to work for great stylish brands of mature accessories and gifts, my client is a leading mail order and online retailer, which operates across 3 brands and in three countries: UK and France

Key Responsibilities

  • Liaising with suppliers, managing the supplier relationship and ensuring the efficient ordering, logging and returning samples for each selection.
  • Negotiating cost prices and terms for the products falling under their responsibility, setting commercial retail prices, and ensuring lines are ready for ordering to the critical path
  • Gaining an in-depth knowledge of competitors and relevant retail trends
  • Logging all relevant product information on our selection sheets accurately
  • Organising samples for selection, range reviews, and photo shoots
  • Writing detailed and accurate product descriptions for the catalogues and websites
  • Dealing with any warehouse or customer queries to resolve any quality issues or provide additional information.

Essential Skills

  • 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 required due to rural location
  • Full time hours and hybrid working ( 2 days from home)

Please note: Only candidates with the relevant skills and experience will be contacted regarding this position.

If you do not hear back from us within 5 days you have unfortunately been unsuccessful in your application for this position, however we may contact you in the future to discuss other opportunities

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

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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.