Buying Assistant

Superdrug Stores Plc; Croydon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular health and beauty retailer in Croydon is seeking a Buying Assistant to support the commercial trading team in managing product promotions and ensuring smooth operations. The ideal candidate will have strong Excel skills and a background in retail, contributing to the team's success. Join a vibrant environment where personality and customer focus are prioritized.

Benefits

30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products

Company pension matching and bonus

Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes

Enhanced company sick pay

Qualifications

• Confidence in Office 365 products, particularly Excel.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Experience working within retail would be ideal.

Responsibilities

• Support the effective day-to-day running of the department category.
• Ensure all new product lines are set up accurately.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to handle product queries.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Organizational skills

Retail experience

Job description

Overview

The buying assistant role is critical in supporting the effective running of the category to deliver the commercial plan. Working within the commercial trading team to coordinate promotions and ensuring the accurate and effective administration of our products, to enable the brand to provide a breadth of range inclusive to all our customers, at a price they love. This role reports to Senior Buyer for Superdrug Stores Plc.

Responsibilities

• Interact with a variety of stakeholders: Supply Chain, Marketing, Merchandising, OB Design and Technical, Finance stakeholders from outside the BU: Suppliers.
• Support the effective day-to-day running of the department category.
• Ensure all new lines are set up accurately and efficiently.
• Accurately implement costs and retail price amendments within agreed timescales, reconciling all changes to ensure consistency.
• Support the business to effectively deliver the end-to-end promotional process including POS sign-off and promotional loading.
• Provide accurate reporting for weekly trade and on request.
• Collaborate with the store operations team to handle store product queries.
• Provide accurate and timely invoicing and tracking of "other income".
• Provide exceptional service to customers both internal and external, proactively resolving queries and escalating where necessary.
• Help the buyers with ad hoc tasks and department queries; part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK.

What you'll need

• Confidence in Office 365 products, specifically Excel.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Experience working within retail would be ideal.

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend-setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station, is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities. We"re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun. Our success comes from our people - they make the difference. We"re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
• Currently we are working from home in line with government guidelines. When we are able you will be working in a stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.
• Company pension matching and bonus
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes
• Enhanced company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support

Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm