Buying Admin Assistant - Outdoor Living

TN United Kingdom; Bury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Buying Admin Assistant in the Outdoor Living department. This role involves providing essential administrative support to the buying team, linking various sales channels. If you have a passion for outdoor activities, this position offers the chance to work closely with suppliers, manage samples, and contribute to strategic planning. Join a dynamic team where your insights can shape future strategies and enhance the outdoor product range. Embrace a collaborative environment and make a meaningful impact in the outdoor living sector.

Qualifications

• Passion for outdoor activities and products would be advantageous.
• Ability to prioritise workload and tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for the buying team across all relevant systems.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with suppliers.
• Support trading meetings and track competitor activity.

Skills

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Retail Experience

Relationship Building

Data Entry

Analytical Skills

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Buying Admin Assistant - Outdoor Living, Bury

Client: JD Group

Location: Bury, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 6d37c76de88b

Job Views: 5

Posted: 05.05.2025

Expiry Date: 19.06.2025

Job Description:

This exciting new role as a Buyers Admin Assistant in the Outdoor Living department within the Outdoors Buying team involves providing crucial administrative support to the team and serves as a key link between buying, merchandising, retail, and online sales channels. If you are passionate about the outdoors, this role could be a perfect fit for you!

• Job Title - Buying Admin Assistant - Outdoor Living
• Location: JD Group, Hollins Brook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, BL9 8RR.
• Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm

What You'll Be Doing:

Planning

• Assisting with the delivery of analysis and preparation of future strategies
• Providing administrative support for the buying team across all relevant systems
• Ensuring accurate data entry within the relevant critical path
• Seasonal preparation of photographic range catalogues
• Gaining an understanding of the top-line company strategy and how it affects my department

Delivering

• Developing an understanding of the outdoor market, suppliers and competitors
• Managing buying team branded samples – ordering, recording, returns.
• Ensuring sample availability for marketing, online, photography etc.
• Developing and maintaining an excellent relationship with suppliers
• Gaining and maintaining an understanding of the systems and processes utilised within JD Outdoors
• Support buyers / liaise with product development teams as necessary
• Support online teams as necessary (branded assets, product data, copy)

Trading

• Supporting trading meetings as appropriate – sales samples, new lines
• Tracking competitor activity and document ranging, pricing, promotion etc.

Teamwork

• Share best practice within my team
• Give and receive regular feedback
• Learn from our mistakes and help it shape our future plans
• We strive for a ‘right first time’ approach in all we do
• We are all responsible for the culture of our office – if we don’t like something, we change it.

Skills/Experience/Knowledge:

• Passion for outdoor activities and products would be advantageous;
• Previous retail experience within an established outdoor retailer would be advantageous but not essential.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Ability to prioritise workload and tasks.
• Ability to build working relationships both internally and externally.
• Flexible working approach during peak periods of the year.