Fashion Buying Assistant — Merch & Admin Support

Target Australia Pty. Ltd.; Victoria; Hybrid; AUD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working options

Team member discount program across K—

OnePass free delivery across Target &K

Benefits program with exclusive offers

Bonus program eligibility

Free onsite parking

Parental leave & Circle In support

Mentor program opportunities

Kudos recognition program

Share purchase option via salary-sacr

Job summary

Target Australia Pty. Ltd. is seeking a highly organised Buying Assistant to support the Childrenswear range. You’ll work closely with the Buyer, suppliers and internal teams to keep product data accurate and to help manage samples, purchase orders and timelines.

You will contribute to the end-to-end buying process in a fast-paced retail environment, gaining exposure to range development, vendor communications and merchandising updates while delivering value for customers.

Qualifications

• Previous administration, coordination or data entry experience, ideally within a retail, fashion or merchandise environment.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to maintaining data accuracy.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across a broad range of stakeholders.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Well-developed problem-solving and issue resolution capabilities.
• A proactive, adaptable and team-focused approach.
• An interest in retail, fashion and Childrenswear trends.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines while maintaining a high standard of work

Responsibilities

• Providing accurate and timely administrative support to the Buyer across the Childrenswear category.
• Maintaining product information, keycode registrations and buying plans with a high level of accuracy.
• Raising purchase orders and supporting merchandise procurement activities where required.
• Monitoring deliveries and following up supplier queries to ensure merchandise arrives within critical timelines.
• Coordinating merchandise samples, including requesting, tracking and managing samples throughout the product lifecycle.
• Maintaining the organisation and presentation of the sample room in partnership with the Buyer.
• Ensuring quality control samples are processed and communicated to relevant stakeholders.
• Supporting advertising and promotional activity through the preparation and submission of documentation, advertising samples and system updates.
• Maintaining advertising information and updating relevant merchandising systems.
• Assisting with the review of promotional materials and communicating merchandise amendments to Marketing.
• Liaising with suppliers, stores and internal stakeholders to resolve merchandise, keycode and product-related queries.
• Processing keycode amendments and supporting in-season trading administration activities.

Skills

Administration experience

Data entry

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Excel

Time management

Organisational skills

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Target Australia Pty. Ltd. is seeking a highly organised Buying Assistant to support the Childrenswear range. You’ll work closely with the Buyer, suppliers and internal teams to keep product data accurate and to help manage samples, purchase orders and timelines.

You will contribute to the end-to-end buying process in a fast-paced retail environment, gaining exposure to range development, vendor communications and merchandising updates while delivering value for customers.