Buying Assistant

Description:

As Buying Assistant - you will be joining an established and growing catalogue and web based brand, located just outside Oxford. The role is full time office based Monday to Friday. The company offer a lifestyle range, including clothing, jewellery 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 Homeware Buying team in all day-to-day activities, from liaising with suppliers to working with the internal teams to resolve any questions or issues.

Key Responsibilities for the Buying Assistant:

Supporting the Buyer with ordering sample from suppliers
Managing sample selection ranges and photo shoots
Managing all administration for samples including invoice processing
Putting together detailed product content for web and catalogue use
Maintaining the buying process of all product ranges
Maintaining an up to date understanding of range performance
Working with supplier with new products on accuracy and specification
Liaising with warehouse and suppliers regarding any quality issues
Any other admin duties

Key Skills Required for the Buying Assistant:

Experience within buying or supply chain would be an advantage
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?

Starting salary of up to £25,000
Working as part of a supportive and collaborative team
Training progression and personal development
Standard office hours Monday - Friday
20 days holiday increasing with each year to a max of 25