Buyers Admin Assistant

River Island; London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

River Island is seeking a Buyers Admin Assistant to support the Buying team in delivering sales and profit plans through effective order management and sample coordination. This entry-level role offers career progression within a passionate and diverse team, where a keen interest in product and the River Island brand is essential.

Benefits

Generous 50% staff discount

Free onsite gym

Subsidised restaurant & café

Flexible working options

Contributory private pension scheme

23 days paid holiday

Qualifications

• Entry-level role with a good work ethic.
• Ability to learn quickly and apply that learning.

Responsibilities

• Manage orders and invoices efficiently.
• Coordinate sample management and support fit meetings.
• Monitor Critical Path and assist in trading reviews.

Skills

Good verbal and numerical reasoning skills

Intermediate MS Office skills

Highly organised

Strong communication skills

Commercial awareness

Job description

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Description

We’re a much-loved brand with an exciting future. Our Islanders are a diverse bunch of bright, talented people who love working together – and are proud of the work they do. Progression here can take you in all kinds of directions.

Department: Menswear

Location: Head Office, Chelsea House

Description

We’re a much-loved brand with an exciting future. Our Islanders are a diverse bunch of bright, talented people who love working together – and are proud of the work they do. Progression here can take you in all kinds of directions.

This is what a career at River Island is like. And this is where yours starts.


What We Are Looking For...

Job Purpose:
The Buying team at River Island play a key role in realising the commercial opportunities created by our unique designs across all of our channels. This is achieved though effective range planning, awareness of key commercial data and customer trends, excellent supplier relations and internal networks, and execution of the Buying Strategy to deliver sales and profit plans. The Buyers Admin Assistant supports this through the smooth running of the critical path through the whole Buying cycle, from placing purchase orders, creating and maintaining the critical path, attending fit sessions and maintaining the sample library.

Key Accountabilities:

• Efficient and accurate order and invoice management, including maintenance of supplier base details and fabric orders
• Effective sample management, including labelling, working with suppliers, maintaining the development tracker and ensuring the correct samples are available to support meetings
• Supporting fit meetings with relevant paperwork and rails
• Co-ordinating labelling and ticketing to a high standard
• Monitor and review Critical Path, ensuring dates and deliveries on track and highlighting risks to the Assistant Buyer/Buyer
• Support weekly trading reviews, updating and providing information to the Buying team as needed
• A working knowledge of competitors, key market trends, customers and channels; produce comp shops with recommendations to positively impact performance
• Through a working knowledge of sustainability practises and ethical trading, ensure that work duties are managed responsibly so as not to have any detrimental impact throughout the supply chain
• Work cross functionally with Core Merchandising team for effective ways of working and internal teams (Ecommerce, Wholesale, Visual Merchandising) to provide full and correct collections for meetings

Key experience required:

• This is an entry level role so previous experience in Retail or as BAA is desirable, but not essential; a track record that demonstrates good work ethic is a must
• No specific qualifications are required for this role, just the ability to learn quickly and apply that learning

Job role competencies:

• Good verbal and numerical reasoning skills
• Intermediate MS Office skills
• Computer literate, able to learn new systems quickly
• Highly organised and pro-active, good time management skills
• Collaborative, with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Good commercial and market awareness
• Disciplined and conscientious, results oriented
• Resilient and adaptable with the ability to multitask
• Curious, continuous learning mindset
• Takes initiative
• A keen interest in Product and the River Island brand is a must
  
  

This Is For You...

• Discount - Generous 50% staff discount so you can treat yourself & a bargain staff shop, all onsite!
• RI Rewards - Reducing Islanders everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway!
• Island culture - We have a free onsite gym, subsidised restaurant & café & various social events throughout the year. We also work closely with the Retail Trust to create dedicated support for all our Islanders!
• Work that stays at work - Flexible working is a given, on top of payday early finishes and Summer Fridays
• Family Hub - Every family is unique, we support Islanders with all different family setups enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility treatment
• Giver Island - Give as you earn scheme, a ‘Giver Island’ day each year and matched funding
• Training on the job - Support with upskilling skills through on the job training and qualifications
• Pension - A contributory private pension scheme
• Parking - Free onsite parking
• Holiday - 23 days paid holiday, exclusive of Bank Holidays. With the added option to purchase additional holiday for whatever the need!

We mentioned the discount, right?

Keeping You Safe...

At River Island we are committed to the safeguarding of all of our employees regardless of age or job role. We will fulfil our obligation under the Prevent duty which seeks to stop extremism and extremist views from materialising in our business. We promote and encourage the belief in British Values- including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. To find out more, please visit www.gov.uk

Every Islander Counts

Our Island is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Retail

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