Buying Admin Assistant

Sosandar; Wilmslow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing fashion brand in the UK is seeking a Buyers Admin Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative support to the Buying/Design team. The ideal candidate will be a keen team player with organizational skills and attention to detail, eager to support sample management and progress within the fashion buying industry. This role offers benefits such as hybrid working, 25 days holiday, and a 40% employee discount.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday pro-rata

Holiday buy scheme

40% employee discount

4% employer pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance 4x your salary

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic team player with a keen eye for fashion.
• Willing to support the Buying Design team with administrative tasks.
• Desire to progress in the fashion Buying industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide full administrative support to the fashion Buying/Design team.
• Create and maintain the critical path for the fashion buying cycle.
• Place purchase orders and manage amendments.
• Attend fit sessions and update critical paths.
• Chase outstanding samples and report status to buying team.

Skills

Organisational skills

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Interest in fashion

Job description

Overview

We are Sosandar. Based in Wilmslow, Cheshire, we’re one of the UK’s fastest growing online fashion brands for chic and stylish women; worn by celebs and influencers galore. We have an amazing opportunity for someone equally as amazing to join our growing team as a Buyers Admin Assistant.

The Buyers Admin Assistant job role is to provide full and highly administrative support to the fashion Buying / Design team.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the critical path / monthly boards, ensuring the smooth running of the whole fashion buying cycle.
• Place purchase orders and completing order amendments, including; delivery delays, quantity adjustments and price amendments in system.
• Prepare the fit rails in advance of fit session.
• Attend fit sessions & updating critical path accordingly.
• Chase outstanding samples on a weekly basis, at all stages of development and updating the buying team on status.
• Complete regular competitive shops and report back to wider team to provide a good knowledge and understanding of competitors.
• Maintain the sample library, preparing samples for meetings.
• Support sample handling for cross-functional teams; marketing, press and online.
• Create fashion trend boards for buying meetings.
• Take minutes in buyer meetings and circulate.

Who we’re looking for

• Enthusiastic, highly organised team player, with strong communication skills.
• Someone with great attention to detail and a keen eye for fashion.
• A willingness to support the Buying Design team in sample management and all admin-related tasks.
• A desire to progress within the fashion Buying industry.

What’s in it for you

• 25 days paid holiday pro-rata, plus bank holidays, plus your birthday off!
• Holiday buy scheme
• Hybrid working
• 40% employee discount
• 4% employer pension via salary sacrifice
• Employee Assistance Programme (private GP consultations, prescriptions, physiotherapy, counselling, shopping discounts) for you, your partner and kids
• Life Assurance 4x your salary

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