Buyers Admin Assistant/Fashion/Yorkshire

CVUK; South Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A small fashion business is seeking a Buying Admin Assistant to manage administrative tasks and studio organization. You will handle purchase orders, support communication with designers, and assist in product imports. The role offers a flexible working environment and the opportunity to take ownership of duties within a dynamic team. Ideal candidates will have strong admin, IT, and teamwork skills, along with relevant retail experience.

Benefits

Opportunity for professional development

Flexible working environment

Collaborative team atmosphere

Qualifications

• Good all-round admin skills are essential.
• Strong IT skills and proficiency in Excel are required.
• Recent relevant experience in a retail head office is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Raising internal purchase orders for in-house stock ranges.
• Updating purchase orders with necessary factory details.
• Communicating with designers about received samples.

Skills

Admin skills

Microsoft Office

Teamwork

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Education

GCSE Maths (Grade C or above)

Experience in merchandising or allocation

Job description

Buying Admin Assistant

Overview

Our client is a small fashion business with a busy retail website and several large wholesale accounts looking for a Buying Admin Assistant to take on responsibility for the administration and studio organisation duties within the business.

This is a dynamic and engaging role in a flexible working environment based in central London.

Responsibilities

• Raising internal purchase orders for in-house stock ranges for our website and customer wholesale orders
• Keeping purchase orders up-to-date with any changes and ensuring the factory has the necessary details
• Ordering packaging/barcode stickers and dispatching to suppliers in India
• Communicating with designers regarding received samples and new line products
• Importing new line products into Shopify and implementing use of EANs across all products
• Monitoring the progression of stock through the manufacturing cycle to achieve delivery dates

Qualifications

• Good all-round admin skills
• Microsoft Office experience
• Organized, accurate, and enthusiastic to learn
• Ability to work well within a team environment and take ownership of self-led tasks
• Ideally, have a placement or work experience in a merchandising or allocation role
• Strong numerical, analytical, and interpretive skills
• Above a grade C at GCSE maths
• Recent relevant head office retail experience
• Strong IT skills and use of Excel

Day-to-day

• Working from home part of the week for administration tasks
• Time in the studio to receive and organize samples and catch up with the team
• Dog-friendly office environment

Benefits

• Opportunity to develop and take ownership of duties within a dynamic and growing small business
• Flexible working environment
• Engaging and collaborative team environment

If you are organized, enthusiastic, and looking to be part of a dynamic team, we would love to hear from you.