Buying Assistant

Jd Group; Bryn; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

JD Sports Fashion plc in the UK is looking for a Buyers Admin Assistant to support the buying team with day-to-day range administration, sample handling and documentation. The role requires a strong knowledge of sportwear fashion trends and a proactive, organised approach.

Based at Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, this full-time position involves updating product sheets, supporting sign-off presentations and monitoring web content to ensure timely updates. JD retail experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• JD retail experience is preferred.
• Current sportswear fashion trend knowledge and a passion for JD product is essential.
• Awareness of celebrity trends within sportswear fashion.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software is advantageous but training will be provided.
• Good organisational skills and basic numeracy.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Assistant Buyer/Buyer with day-to-day range and samples.
• Ensure post is collected and samples dispatched with correct documentation.
• Prepare weekly trade admin; compile Best and Worst documents, pull relevant samples and ensure they are cleared after meetings.
• Chase suppliers for press samples and pass to marketing.
• Take minutes in meetings and ensure they are written up and followed up promptly.
• Monitor intake images and ensure they appear on the website in a timely manner.
• Attend appointments when specified by Buyer.

Skills

Sportswear trend knowledge

Proactive mindset

Organisation skills

Numeracy

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

JD Sports Fashion plc

Buyers Admin Assistant

JD

Responsible to :

Buyer

Department:

Buying (Footwear)

Location:

Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, Lancs BL9 8RR

Hours:

40

Role Overview:

The purpose of this job is to provide administration support for the JD buying team. The successful candidate will have a passion for our product with a great knowledge of current sportwear and high street fashion trends.

Key Duties/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 ( 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 by Quarterly
• Attend appointments when specified by Buyer

Core Competencies:

• 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

Skills/Experience/Knowledge needed:

• JD retail experience is preferred
• Current sportswear fashion trend knowledge and a passion for JD product is essential.
• An awareness of celebrity trends within sportswear fashion.
• As this role is admin based, knowledge of Microsoft office software is advantageous but training will be provided for successful candidates
• Good organisational skills and basic numeracy