BAA / Buyers Admin Assistant (REF 1224)

• £26,000 – £30,000 DOE
• Surrey

We are looking for a BAA / Buyers Admin Assistant to join a successful and thriving business with a global customer base. In this role, you will work alongside a talented team, ensuring that you are purchasing the best quality products at the best price while ensuring that target margins are being met. This is a great company to work for that offers huge opportunities for growth & progression.

The successful candidate will have some previous experience working in a purchasing, buying, or supply chain coordination function within a wholesale environment and be keen to grow and develop within this area. Ideally, you will have some experience working alongside global suppliers, but a positive outlook and proactive approach are key!

Duties in this BAA / Buyers Admin Assistant role include:

• Providing support to the buying team in sourcing goods and materials from international suppliers
• Working closely with suppliers on a daily basis to build strong relationships
• Raising purchase orders and placing orders with suppliers in the UK, Europe, and Far East
• Raising and processing purchase orders for retail customers
• Working with the Sales and Design teams to ensure suppliers have all the necessary information for planned orders, enabling production and deliveries to progress efficiently
• Managing and maintaining department critical paths, involving chasing relevant suppliers and communicating any changes to the relevant team
• Checking packaging artwork to ensure agreement with ingredient lists and safety data sheets
• Planning and arranging deliveries from port to warehouse to ensure timely arrivals
• Monitoring deliveries and following the goods through Customs clearance
• Managing and maintaining shipping and product trackers
• Handling proforma’s and order confirmations
• Sample management

The successful BAA / Buyers Admin Assistant will have:

• Some buying, purchasing, merchandising, or supply chain experience within a wholesale environment
• Experience working with global factories would be ideal
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to form excellent working relationships both internally and externally, domestically and overseas
• A proactive person who thrives in a fast-paced role and busy working environment
• Some knowledge of critical paths and product development timelines is an advantage
• Flexible, driven, numeric, and highly organised
• Brilliant multi-tasker with the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously
• Solid Excel and MS Office skills
• A flexible approach with a positive outlook, and a team player!

Diversity & Inclusion: ILMJ values diversity, equality, and inclusion and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and identities.