Buying Assistant

JD GROUP; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

JD Sports Fashion plc in the UK is seeking a Buyers Admin Assistant to support the Buying (Footwear) team. The role suits someone with a passion for sportwear trends and strong admin skills, ready to help manage samples, documentation and weekly reports.

Based at Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, you will handle supplier communications, prepare presentations, take minutes and keep product sheets up to date, contributing to smooth range planning and timely trade activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in JD retail or fashion is preferred.
• Knowledge of current sportswear fashion trends.
• Strong organisational and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide admin support to the Buying (Footwear) team.
• Ensure post and samples are handled with correct documentation.
• Prepare weekly trade reports and sample management.
• Chase suppliers for press samples and coordinate with marketing.
• Maintain product sheets with current information and images.
• Take minutes and distribute follow-up actions promptly.
• Monitor web lines for correct intake images on site.
• Assist with sign-off presentations (Top 20/50).

Skills

Store knowledge

Social media awareness

Proactive

Organizational skills

Numeracy

Microsoft Office

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 (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