Buying Admin Assistant

Mamas & Papas Limited; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday increasing with length

Buy & Sell holiday schemes

Company Bonus Schemes

Employer pension contribution from day

Staff discounts for family & friends

Job summary

Mamas & Papas Limited is seeking an organised Buying Administrator/Assistant Buyer to support the product development and buying process across own brand and branded ranges. You will assist Senior and Assistant Buyers from concept through to production, delivery and launch, with a focus on admin, supplier communications and data management.

Based at our Huddersfield head office, this role offers a hybrid working pattern (2 days from home) with flexi hours, generous holiday, staff discounts and

Qualifications

• Organised and detail oriented with strong administrative skills.
• Experience supporting Buyers or in a Buying administrative role, or a graduate with relevant work experience.
• Understanding of product development and/or design & buying process is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review supplier submissions with team and assist buyers with comments/approvals.
• Collaborate with Design teams to commercially develop concepts.
• Maintain critical paths, request supplier dates, chase items and update teams on changes.
• Conduct seasonal benchmarking and competitor shopping for department strategy.
• Prepare product packaging briefs, issue artwork, and obtain approvals.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Team player

Creative

Product development knowledge

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Supplier database

Job description

Overview

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
• 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)