Buyers Administration Assistant - Bed & Bath - BrandAlley UK - Career Page

Brand Alley; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Buyers Administration Assistant - Bed & Bath

Could this be the job for you? Founded in 2008, BrandAlley is the UK’s leading off-price premium and luxury brand e-tailer across fashion, home, beauty, and lifestyle. We partner directly with over 500 premium brands offering luxury products at exclusive prices to our members. We are a fast-paced, rapidly growing, and dynamic retailer, and we’re looking for talented, fresh-thinking, and driven individuals to join us!

We are looking for a Buying Administration Assistant to join our Ready to Wear team based in our London office. A passion for product and customer is a must and an eagerness to learn within a fast-paced environment.

What will you be doing?

• Assisting the team to set up daily sales by creating reservations from stock lists to be loaded into the system in accordance with deadlines, ensuring products are attributed correctly and have the required information.
• Liaising with brand partners to chase in stock confirmations, EAN codes, images and content, ensuring delivered within the critical path.
• Copywriting and IDing assets to be loaded into Magento.
• Source the visual material required for banners, ensuring it is sent to design within agreed timelines.
• Submitting financials to Merchandising team and answering any queries.
• Updating the critical path to reflect work carried out within deadlines and attending critical path meetings with the wider team.
• Assisting to chase in deliveries, reconciling shortages/unknowns and supporting customer services with any customer queries for the department.
• Assisting brand partners with using our supplier portal and helping new brand partners navigate the portal.
• Reviewing the test site to ensure promotions and products have loaded accurately and fixing any errors spotted.
• Working with marketing to suggest brands/products to promote.
• General cross functional support to ensure smooth flow between buying, merchandising, production, design, marketing, and web teams.
• Researching competitors.
• Sales analysis.
• Online visual merchandising.

What you’ll bring

The good stuff…

• You’ll have a good understanding of the latest trends, with a keen interest in the latest fashion.
• You’re highly organised, self-motivated and have a flexible approach to managing high workload along with ad hoc tasks.
• You have strong analytical skills and a good knowledge of Excel.

The great stuff…

• You’re a motivated individual, able to work independently and as part of a team.
• You have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You’re proactive in problem identification and resolution.
• You’re a team player with a can-do attitude.
• A fashion related degree is preferred but not essential.
• Previous experience in a Buying Admin Assistant role would be advantageous.

Perks of the job…

• A modern, energetic, dynamic, and sociable office based in London's Shoreditch.
• The opportunity to work on some exciting brands supported by an inspiring and friendly team of people.
• Competitive salary.
• Hybrid working (3 days per week in our dog-friendly head office).
• 25 days holiday – Additional 1 day for each completed calendar year capped at 30 days!
• 8% employer pension contribution.
• Life Assurance – 3 x your annual salary.
• Early Finish Fridays every week.
• Everyday Benefits – including Cycle to Work scheme, discounted Gym Memberships, Eyecare Vouchers.

Who are we?

BrandAlley is the go-to destination for designer brands at fantastic, exclusive prices. We’re a members-only site home to hundreds of some of the best high-profile labels in fashion, beauty and home. We stock an extensive selection of previous and current season stock at up to 90% off the RRP, from Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen to Molton Brown and Philip Kingsley. With new brands launching every week, our flash sales are exclusive and filled with highly in-demand pieces that mean time is of the essence!

We understand that privacy and the security of your personal information is extremely important. BrandAlley UK Ltd collects, processes, and ensures the security of all personal data that we gather in accordance with data protection laws.

BrandAlley UK Ltd are proud to be an equal opportunities employer who provide equal employment opportunity regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.