Buying Admin Assistant

The Dune Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading affordable luxury fashion brand is seeking a Buyers Administration Assistant to support Senior Buyers during a period of growth. This role involves managing delivery statuses, assisting with showroom preparations, and performing administrative tasks. Candidates should have strong time management and communication skills, as well as a passion for buying and footwear. The company offers a blended working environment and numerous employee perks.

Benefits

Blended working - office and remote

60% employee discount on Dune products

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Cycle2work scheme

Company pension scheme

Life assurance for all team members

Team socials and drinks

Access to employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Some experience in a BA role is preferred but not essential.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to cope under pressure.
• Good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitors delivery status and liaises with suppliers.
• Supports showroom set-up and manages samples.
• Assists Buyer and Assistant Buyer with daily admin.
• Raises Purchase Orders and ensures team communication.
• Keeps up to date with trends for mood boards.
• Manages all fit stages in line with the critical path.

Skills

Time management

Communication skills

Passion for Buying

Trend awareness

Job description

About us

Dune London is the leading affordable luxury footwear and accessories brand in the UK, with broad distribution across both the UK and internationally. It has 50 stores in the UK and over 100 in 25 countries around the world. The company is entering a period of sustained growth both through additional stores, expansion of sales on its online channels and through third party partners both in the UK and globally. Celebrating its 30th anniversary the group has over the years built an enviable position as the specialist in quality fashion footwear and accessories which has given it a unique position at the high end of the high street.

About the role

An exciting new opportunity to work with us in this amazing time of growth as we open new stores across the board. The Buyers Administration Assistant will involve working under the guidance and help of the Senior Buyers. The role will be to work closely with the Senior Buyers and be a strong supporting member of the team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitors delivery status, liaising with suppliers and the merchandising team to organise delivery within agreed deadlines in line with critical path.
• Supporting with showroom set-up and ensuring all samples are available.
• Support the Buyer and Assistant Buyer on a day-to-day basis with administration duties.
• Raise Purchase Orders numbers and ensure consistent communication across the team.
• Keep up to date with current and future trends to assist with mood boards for new ranges and be aware of our competitor activity.
• Ensure all samples are chased, managed, labelled and in the correct location.
• Manages all fit stages in line with the critical path and updates system where appropriate.

EXPERIENCE / SKILLS REQUIRED

• Some experience in a BA role is preferred but not essential.
• A passion for Buying and footwear.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to cope under pressure.
• Aware of current and future trends.
• Good communication skills.

About the perks

• Blended working – spreading your time across our office and remote working
• Brand new sustainable office in bustling West London (near Westfield)
• Friendly and open culture with flat structures allowing plenty of opportunity for development.
• Company growth and opportunity; Dune is opening new stores and channels and evolving all the time
• Open-minded company, welcoming thoughts and ideas to be shared
• Working with charitable organisations to help raise funds and give something back. Our current charity partner is Mental Health UK.
• 60% employee discount on Dune products – what’s not to love!
• 25 days holiday (plus the bank holidays)
• Cycle2work
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance for all team members
• We look after our people
• 3.00 p.m. finish every pay day Friday!
• Team socials and drinks – we like to have fun!
• Access to our employee assistance programme, retailTRUST, who provide loads of resources to support with wellbeing and personal development offer free counselling legal advice and financial guidance.
• Our own Wellbeing Allies – there to talk when you need them.

What happens next?

We will take a good look at your application and if we don’t feel we are right for you, we’ll make sure we let you know but sadly we are not able to give tailored feedback.

If we are excited to find out more about you, we will give you a call and arrange to talk.

A few things that might help:

• Research the brand, the role, your interviewer on LinkedIn; browse our website; and visit a store if you can
• Make sure you have plenty of examples to show off all your amazing skills and experience relevant to this role