Buying Assistant

JD Sports Fashion PLC; Bury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Personal development opportunities

Job summary

JD Sports Fashion plc Buyers Admin Assistant is seeking an admin-focused professional to support the buying team with range and sample administration, documentation, and reporting.

The role involves assisting with range management, creating product sheets, taking meeting minutes, chasing suppliers, and ensuring timely and accurate imagery and information across JD platforms. Strong MS Office skills and a passion for sportwear trends are essential.

Qualifications

• JD retail experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of sportswear fashion trends.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Good organisational skills and numeracy.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Assistant Buyer with day-to-day range and samples.
• Manage post and documentation for samples.
• Compile weekly competitor shopping reports.
• Create and maintain product sheets with up-to-date images.
• Take minutes in meetings and follow up actions.
• Monitor web lines for correct intake images on the website.
• Provide sell-through information to brands weekly.
• Run rankings for Top 20 and Top 50 lines from last week’s trade.
• Produce quarterly trend reports.

Skills

Store knowledge

Willingness to learn

Social media awareness

Proactive mindset

Confidence

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This is JD. Born in 1981. Built for Now. At JD, we don’t just sell sneakers and outdoor gear, we set trends, break boundaries, and build communities. Whether you're on the shop floor, behind the scenes, or driving innovation, every role here plays a part in shaping the future of our industry. We’re fast-paced, fearless, and unapologetically ambitious. We celebrate authenticity, thrive on collaboration, and never stop pushing forward, if you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and personality to a team that values them. This is your moment. This is JD. Are you in? 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 (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 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
• We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work. Thank you for your time #JD