Buying Admin Assistant - Beauty

Debenhams; London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online department store in London is seeking a motivated Beauty Buyers Admin Assistant. You will manage critical paths, coordinate samples, and support the buying team to achieve targets. Ideal candidates thrive in fast-paced environments and have strong time management and team collaboration skills. Join us to help shape the future of our beauty category with exciting opportunities and employee benefits.

Benefits

Share scheme participation

Flexible core hours

Health and wellbeing benefits

Up to 40% discount on brands

Qualifications

• Ability to manage tasks accurately and efficiently.
• Quick adaptability to changes.
• Proficiency in spotting trends and commercial opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Manage critical path and purchase orders.
• Coordinate samples and ensure quality.
• Support buying team in achieving targets.
• Demonstrate understanding of department performance.

Skills

Time management

Team player

Trend spotting

Commercial awareness

Job description

Description

You know all about our high street roots and bricks and mortar stores. Now, we're looking to the future. Since 2021, we've embraced some changes. Debenhams hasn’t made a comeback - we’ve been here since 1778, evolving and adapting to the times. This is Debenhams today - Britain’s Leading Online Department Store.

We are more than a department store - we are an institution. From creating the blueprint for designer collaborations with designers at Debenhams, to launching countless brands and inventing the beauty counter, we’ve consistently shaped the retail landscape.

We don’t underestimate the power of our brand or the place we hold in people’s hearts. This is only the beginning of the next chapter for Debenhams.

Britain needs Debenhams.....Debenhams needs you!

The role

We're looking for a creative, passionate, team player to join our beauty buying team here at Debenhams. The ideal Buyers Admin Assistant will be innovative, enthusiastic and will thrive in a fast-paced environment like Debenhams.

Your team

Debenhams is fast becoming a leading beauty destination, known for its curated mix of iconic and emerging brands. We're passionate about delivering an elevated beauty experience to our customers in a rapidly changing retail landscape. If you thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment and want to play a key role in driving growth, this is your opportunity to make a real impact. With bold plans and ambitious targets, we’re looking for a Beauty buyers admin assistant to help shape the future of our beauty category and support the next chapter of Debenhams’ journey.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing Critical path and OPO.
• Ensuring PO’s and SKU’s are raised and amended when necessary.
• Managing samples through to studio adding inspiration where necessary to ensure we get the right final look onsite.
• Managing sample of current season, development, and archive samples.
• Working with Assistant Buyers to achieve intake and publishing targets.
• Checking new in category onsite daily.
• Updating the intake pack following sign off.
• Demonstrating commercial awareness and understanding of our range and competitors.
• Managing the Buying inbox – responsible to queries and escalating where necessary.
• Holding weekly OPO meetings alongside AB, AM and MAA.
• Carrying out weekly comp packs to contribute in weekly trade.
• Demonstrating general knowledge and understanding of department performance and best and worst.
• Contributing to department product development with an awareness of department best and worst and seasonal trends.
• Supporting with our in store experience showroom.

More About You

• Great at managing your time, prioritising tasks, and making sure tasks are completed accurately.
• A dedicated team player with the ability to work on your own initiative.
• Able to adapt quickly to changes to better benefit the team.
• Ahead at spotting trends and commercial wins for the business.

Working with us

To succeed here, you have to love working at pace. It’s relentless, but we love it. Change is a certainty – you need to adapt and be agile. We want you to challenge the status quo, innovate and be open to trying new things. We’re always pushing boundaries. We empower our people, giving them freedom and autonomy to learn and grow in their roles.

Why join us

• You’ll get the opportunity to take part in our various share schemes.
• Core hours enable you to flex your working times around your needs on an ad hoc basis.
• Benefits that support your health and wellbeing.
• There’s up to 40% discount off all of our brands.
• Our social calendar? Next level.
• With HQs in Manchester and London and offices across the globe (some are dog friendly!), we offer a buzzing atmosphere and the boohoo family culture wherever you work.

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