Buying Admin Assistant

Undisclosed; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Buying Admin Assistant for a dynamic role in London. This position involves coordinating product development, managing critical paths, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. You will work closely with various internal teams to streamline processes and enhance efficiency. If you're passionate about retail and eager to learn, this opportunity offers a chance to grow within a supportive environment. Join a team where your organizational skills and proactive approach will make a real impact on the buying process.

Qualifications

• Experience in a retail environment is essential.
• Strong desire to learn about the brand and customer.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Tech Pack development and Critical Path activity.
• Compile customer analysis and historical sales data.

Skills

Retail Experience

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Systems Learning Ability

Proactive Problem Solving

Job description

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Principal Recruitment Consultant at ManpowerGroup

Buying Admin Assistant – London

Buying Admin Assistant – London

The duration of the contract is 8 months.

The pay rate on offer is £15 per hour.

The location of the role is Paddington, London (hybrid working).

The client is a multinational high street retailer.

Key accountabilities of the role

Support & Coordination

• Coordination of Tech Pack development
• Coordination and tracking of Critical Path activity
• Ensuring that product rooms are tidy and compliant with H&S requirements
• Scheduling and coordinating attendance and agendas for regular team meetings
• Team reporting
• Liaising with Sourcing, Marketing, Retail, Ecom, International and other internal functions to support business priorities
• Coordination of the sample library and develop and provide product information and copy for PLM and the website
• Coordinate and deliver product relevant packaging requirements in line with critical path
• Ensure .com imagery and copy are ready and on time for launch

Systems, Reporting & Analysis

• Compilation of customer or competitor analysis
• Analysis of historical sales in line with trends and design direction to manage product mix parameters including price architecture, colour balance, shape, and margin
• Ensuring the timely completion of relevant systemic approvals and processes

Key skills and experience

• Experience of working within a retail environment
• Passion for products and desire to learn about the brand and customer
• Highly organised with attention to detail when performing tasks, ability to anticipate and manage problems and to prioritise and escalate where necessary
• Systems experience or a clear demonstration of the ability to learn to use systems quickly
• Good communication skills; communicating clearly using phone, email, VC etc.
• Knowledge of, or strong desire to learn about the end to end Buying process
• Proactive in looking for opportunities to coordinate, simplify or make tasks more efficient

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Retail Apparel and Fashion

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