Buying Assistant

Vets For Pets; England; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Pets at Home in Handforth, Cheshire, is seeking a proactive Buying Assistant to join the Food Buying team. This role offers hybrid working with three office days per week and involves supporting buyers and category planners across admin and trading activities.

You will manage product data, promotions and pricing, produce reports, and build relationships with suppliers and internal teams. The position is ideal for someone starting or growing a career in Buying, with opportunities to contribute to

Qualifications

• Highly organised administrator capable of managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Confident with Microsoft Excel to analyse, report and manage information.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• SAP experience is a plus and beneficial for collaboration with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Support Buyers and Category Planning Managers with administrative and trading activities.
• Manage new product set-up, promotions, price changes and product data.
• Produce reports, track actions and meet critical deadlines.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and stakeholders across the business.
• Coordinate samples, store communications and competitor insights.
• Help ensure launches and trading plans are delivered smoothly and on time.

Skills

Organisational skills

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Relationship building

Tools

SAP

Job description

Support the Categories That Keep Tails Wagging!

Love organisation, thrive on detail and enjoy building strong relationships? At Pets at Home, we're looking for a proactive Buying Assistant to join our Food Buying team and play a key role in bringing great pet food products to pet parents across the UK.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to start or grow a career in Buying, whilst also being perfect for someone who genuinely enjoys administration, process management and working in a fast-paced commercial environment.

The role offers hybrid working (three office days per week) from our Support Office in Handforth, Cheshire.

What you'll be doing

• Supporting Buyers and Category Planning Managers with a wide range of administrative and trading activities
• Managing new product set-up, promotions, price changes and maintaining accurate product data
• Producing reports, tracking key actions and ensuring critical deadlines are met
• Building strong relationships with suppliers and stakeholders across the business, including Data & Tech teams
• Coordinating samples, store communications and competitor insights
• Helping ensure launches, promotions and trading plans are delivered smoothly and on time

What we're looking for

• A highly organised administrator who enjoys managing multiple priorities and working to deadlines
• Someone highly confident with Microsoft Excel, using it daily to analyse, report and manage information
• Excellent attention to detail and a passion for accuracy
• A strong relationship builder who can collaborate effectively across teams and with suppliers
• The confidence to challenge constructively when needed, ensuring the right outcomes for the business
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with SAP is beneficial but not essential

Why Pets at Home?

You'll join a supportive, collaborative team with plenty of opportunities to develop your commercial knowledge, stakeholder management skills and long-term career within Buying. As you grow in the role, you'll also have the opportunity to get involved in more creative and strategic projects.

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviors, we want to hear from you!

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