Buyers Admin Assistant

Saltrock-Head-Office; Braunton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Saltrock is seeking a Buyers Admin Assistant to join the buying team in a fast-paced fashion environment. You will support the Buyers with administration and keep systems up to date.

You\'ll maintain the critical path, assist with market analysis, prepare reports for weekly trade meetings, and manage samples from booking to sign-offs. Retail experience is helpful, and Excel skills are required.

Qualifications

• Excellent administrative, communication and organisational skills.
• Interest in product, garment construction, brand and customer.
• Driven, resilient and motivated.
• Retail experience preferred.
• Excel proficiency with quick system adoption (Futura, QlikView).

Responsibilities

• Supporting the buying team with administration including filing.
• Keep information up to date in all relevant systems and databases.
• Maintaining the critical path.
• Analysis of market and customer activity via competitor shops, sales and trends.
• Support weekly trade meetings with best-seller and shipping/intake reports.
• Maintain samples, chase and book in.
• Prepare samples for sign-off, range reviews and fit sessions.
• Provide ad hoc duties and full admin support to the home buying team.

Skills

Administrative skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Retail experience

Excel proficiency

Tools

Futura

QlikView

Job description

Job Description

Are you fashion obsessed and looking for a career in a fast-paced fashion environment? If so, this role could be for you.

The Buyer’s Admin assistant role reports to the Buyers, working as part of the buying team to deliver the best ranges for our customer, managing the administration of the department ensuring all systems are kept up to date.

Main Duties/Responsibilities

• Supporting the buying team with their administrationincluding filing
• Responsible for keeping information up to date and correct in all relevant systems and database’s
• Maintaining the critical path
• Supporting Buying with analysis of the market and customer activity through competitive shops, sales and trend
• Supporting weekly trade meetings through best seller reportand shipping/intake report
• Maintenance of samples – chasing and booking in
• Racking up samples with care and consideration for sign offs, range reviews& fit sessions
• Ad hoc duties are also an essential daily part of the Buyers Admin Assistant job role as you are providing full administrative support to the home buying team

Role Competencies/Skills

• Excellent administrative, communication and organisation skills
• A keen interest in product, garment construction, brand & customer
• Driven, Resilient & motivated
• Retail experience preferred
• Experienced in Excel with the ability to pick up new systems quickly (Futura & Qlikview)

Key Contacts & Relationships

• External - Suppliers
• Internal – Buying, Design, Merchandising, Warehouse, Retail Ops, Ecom, Marketing, Wholesale

Compensation: To be discussed