Buying Admin Assistant - JD Sports Fashion

JD Group; Bury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sportswear company in the UK seeks a Buying Admin Assistant to support their buying team. Responsibilities include managing product samples, compiling reports on competitors, and monitoring sportswear trends. The ideal candidate should possess strong organizational skills and awareness of current fashion trends. A passion for sportswear is essential. Training in Microsoft Office will be provided.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of store base and website.
• Desire to learn and passion for the product.
• Confidence in market knowledge and ability to influence.

Responsibilities

• Assist Assistant Buyer with sample management.
• Compile weekly Competitor Shopping Reports.
• Create and maintain product sheets.
• Produce quarterly trend reports.

Skills

Knowledge of sportswear and high street fashion trends

Social media awareness

Good organizational skills

Basic numeracy

Proactive mindset

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Buying Admin Assistant will provide administration support for the JD buying team. The successful candidate will have a passion for our product with great knowledge of current sportswear and high street fashion trends.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Assistant Buyer/Buyer with the day-to-day running of the range and samples.
• Ensure post is collected, and samples are sent out where required in a timely manner with correct documentation attached.
• Assist the Assistant Buyer with any order amendments and post-trade actions.
• Assist the Assistant Buyer with compiling weekly Competitor Shopping Reports to highlight competitor activity, missed opportunities & promotional activity, utilising websites, store visits and magazines to complete the report.
• Create and maintain all product sheets, ensuring they are completed with correct information and most up-to-date images.
• Complete weekly trade admin; compile Best and Worst documents, pull relevant samples with completed product tags and ensure samples are cleared away after the meeting.
• Chase suppliers for press samples and pass to marketing.
• Monitor web lines to make sure intake images are correct and appearing on the websites in a timely manner.
• Support the Assistant Buyer with compiling the relevant information needed for sign-off presentations (i.e. Top 20, Top 50 documents).
• Take minutes in meetings and ensure they are written up, distributed and followed up in a timely manner.
• Manage samples for staff sales.
• Follow various social media channels to ensure we are aware of current and emerging trends within sportswear fashion.
• Provide sell-through information to brands on a weekly basis.
• Run rankings for Top 20 and Top 50 lines from last week's trade.
• Produce trend reports quarterly.
• Attend appointments when specified by Buyer.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of our store base and website.
• Desire to learn and a passion for our product.
• Social media awareness and understanding of the relevance to category.
• Proactive and forward-thinking in suggesting improvements.
• Confidence in their knowledge of the market and ability to challenge and influence across all levels.
• Sportswear fashion trend knowledge and a passion for JD products.
• An awareness of celebrity trends within sportswear fashion.
• Good organisational skills and basic numeracy.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office is a plus – training will be provided.