Buying Admin Assistant

Mamas & Papas; Crowborough; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Company Bonus Schemes

Employer pension contribution from day

Staff discounts

Job summary

Mamas & Papas is seeking an organised Buying Administrator to support Senior and Assistant Buyers across concept to production for both own brand and branded products. You will help manage supplier communications, briefs, and product details in systems.

This role suits a proactive graduate or experienced assistant buyer with attention to detail, good communication, and an understanding of the product development and buying process.

Qualifications

• Organised and detail oriented with strong administrative skills.
• Experience supporting buyers through concept to production.
• Experience collaborating with design teams and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Review supplier submissions with team and support buyers in comments/approvals.
• Collaborate with Design teams to bring concepts to life commercially.
• Maintain critical paths, chase dates, update teams on changes.
• Conduct seasonal benchmarking and competitor research for strategy.
• Coordinate product packaging, artwork briefs and supplier approvals.
• Maintain project administration documents and supplier databases.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Team Player

Creative

Good Communicator

Buyer’s assistant experience or Buying

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent industry experience

Job description

Role Purpose

Responsible for key administrative tasks within the product development and buying process across key buying categories. Provide support to Senior and Assistant Buyers at all stages from concept through to production, delivery and launch on both own brand and branded products.

Overview

Mamas & Papas (Head Office)
Colne Bridge Road,
Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire
HD5 0RH

Role Purpose

Responsible for key administrative tasks within the product development and buying process across key buying categories. Provide support to Senior and Assistant Buyers at all stages from concept through to production, delivery and launch on both own brand and branded products.

Role & Responsibilities

• Reviewing supplier submissions with team and supporting assistant buyers in sending comments/approvals
• Working closely with Design teams as part of the commercially bringing design concepts to commercial life.
• Critical paths– supporting assistant buyers with critical path maintenance, requesting dates from suppliers, chasing outstanding items and keeping all relevant teams up to date with any changes
• Benchmarking and competitor shopping – seasonal research online and in stores. Accurate completion of relevant documents to be used for departmental strategy
• Product packaging, instructions, outer packaging and barcodes – completing briefs for creative, issuing artwork to suppliers, gaining approvals from relevant teams
• Maintaining and issuing various documents in conjunction with project administration manager – chamber of commerce, supplier database, SEN forms, operations manual
• Administration – Sending out parcels for team, issuing specs to suppliers, creating and amending product detail in relevant systems, requesting lab dips, strike offs and samples, updating family trees for both department

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Organised
• Strong eye for product and attention to detail
• Team Player
• Creative
• Good Communicator
• Previous experience as a buyer’s assistant / Assistant Buyer or Buying administrator, or a graduate looking for their first role in the industry with a relevant degree and work experience.
• Ideally will have an understanding of the product development and/or design & buying process

We're a business that cares. Here's just some of our benefits on offer;

• 33 days holiday, increasing up to 40 with service.
• Buy & Sell holiday schemes
• Company Bonus Schemes
• Employer pension contribution from day 1 enrolment.
• Significant staff discounts for family & friends from our shops & online
• Ongoing offers & discounts across a variety of external organisations, from holidays, travel, restaurants, gifts & services to many more worthy discounts through our Benefits Hub
• Subsidised health & critical illness cover and insurances
• Supportive family related leave policies (including company enhanced pay for maternity, IVF & Fertility, surrogacy, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave)
• Supportive Foster Care & Carers Leave offering
• Support for Loss and Bereavement
• A Menopause Friendly Employer
• Employee Recognition and Appreciation Schemes
• At Mamas & Papas, we’re a business for the future. Every day, we help to welcome a new generation of children into the world, and we want them to grow up in a world that’s sustainable – one that’s full of opportunity and hope.
• Oh, and a great bunch of people to work with too.

We also operate at Head Office:

• Hybrid flexi office working with 2 days working from home
• Flexi-time schemes based around core working hours whether in the office, or working from home
• Plus, free car parking, Prayer & Contemplation room, subsidised canteen, free tea & coffee, Games & TV rooms & much more.

(NB*: All benefits subject to individual schemes criteria & terms)