Buying Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Buying Assistant to join their dynamic team in Huddersfield. This role offers an incredible opportunity to develop your career in Buying while providing essential support to the Buyers and Assistant Buyers. You will engage in various administrative tasks, analyze product trends, and contribute to strategic decisions. With a competitive salary and an array of benefits, including healthcare cashback and staff discounts, this position is perfect for someone eager to make a difference in a fast-paced, innovative environment. If you're self-motivated and ready to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Healthcare Cash Plan

Free Parking

Birthday Off After a Year

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Staff Discount Scheme

Agile Working

Autonomy to Make a Difference

Qualifications

• Great communication and organization skills are essential.
• A positive attitude and resilience are key in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support buyers with administrative tasks and data analysis.
• Keep product range and system data up to date.

Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Analytical Skills

Self-Motivation

Commercial Mindset

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

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Buying Assistant Huddersfield Buying Full time Permanent

Role:

Buying Assistant

Salary:

£25, DOE

Location:

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

We're currently on the lookout for a Buying Assistant to join our dynamic Appliances team at our Huddersfield head office.

You'll be working closely with our team of Buyers and Assistant Buyers, providing invaluable support through a variety of reporting and administrative tasks.

This role offers more than just a job; it's a fantastic opportunity to expand your knowledge and kick-start your career in Buying. We’re offering a competitive salary of up to £25,000 per annum, dependent on experience, along with a great range of benefits including healthcare cashback, staff discounts, holiday purchase scheme, and your birthday off after a year’s service.

Day-to-day responsibilities:

• Support the buyers with all administrative tasks.
• Keep up to date with product trends and promotional activity using benchmarking and competitor reviews.
• Know your product range and spot gaps against your biggest competition.
• Consistently review pricing and advise the buyers and suppliers on any potential opportunities to improve competitiveness.
• Set up new products and ensure online content is up to date and easy for the customer to use.
• Review sales weekly and support the buyer with data analysis.
• Attend supplier and internal meetings – take meeting minutes and follow-up notes when needed.
• Keep range plans and system data up to date.

Our ideal candidate:

• Great communication and organisation skills.
• A commercial mindset, coupled with curiosity and analytical skills.
• A positive attitude and resilience are key in our fast-paced and reactive business.
• Previous experience as a Buyer's Assistant is a bonus, but by no means essential.
• A good working knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Above all, you need to be self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously while supporting the wider team.

If this role resonates with you and your career aspirations, we want to hear from you!

Why work for us

At Buy It Direct, we dare to be different. We've built this business from the ground up to become one of the UK's largest and fastest growing online retailers. We are proud of the products and services we provide across our six well-recognised, award-winning online brands including Laptops Direct, Appliances Direct, Better Bathrooms, and Furniture. We listen, learn, and challenge the status quo, paying attention to the details that matter and want to delight our customers by putting them at the heart of what we do, to really understand what matters to them.

Hours:

39.5 hours per week

Benefits:

• Healthcare cash plan
• Free parking
• Birthday off after a year
• Holiday purchase scheme to support work-life balance
• Staff discount scheme
• Agile working
• Autonomy to make a difference!