Buying Assistant - FTC

The Perfume Shop; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary bonus

Wagestream access

Hybrid Working

TPS Perks

Buy & Sell Holiday scheme

Life Assurance

Staff discount 20%

RetailTrust support

Cycle to work

Job summary

The Perfume Shop is seeking a Fabulous Buying Assistant on a 6-month FTC to join our dynamic Buying team. You’ll support Buyers and help shape product decisions by building strong supplier relationships and delivering timely information.

You’ll also be the go-to contact for stores, working with Area Managers to understand store needs and respond effectively. This role is hybrid with 3 days in the office and 2 days off-site.

Qualifications

• Strong communication across teams and departments.
• Highly organised and detail oriented.
• Proactive and able to work independently or collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Supplier & store liaison: Communicate with suppliers and act as first contact for stores and Area Managers
• Product & pricing setup: Manage new product data, pricing accuracy, and internal system updates
• Promotions & POS coordination: Organise signage, merchandising instructions, and warehouse distribution
• Forecasting & ordering: Collaborate with Merchandisers to support stock planning and order placement
• Reporting & data management: Maintain stock data and produce regular/ad hoc reports

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Attention to detail

Proactivity

Job description

We’re looking for a Fabulous Buying Assistant to join our dynamic Buying team on a 6-month FTC. In this role you’ll provide essential day-to-day support to our Buyers and help shape product decisions by building strong relationships with The Perfume Shop’s suppliers and delivering timely, accurate information.

You’ll also be the go-to contact for our stores, working closely with Area Managers to understand and respond to store needs effectively.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Supplier & store liaison: Communicate with suppliers and act as first contact for stores and Area Managers
• Product & pricing setup: Manage new product data, pricing accuracy, and internal system updates
• Promotions & POS coordination: Organise signage, merchandising instructions, and warehouse distribution
• Forecasting & ordering: Collaborate with Merchandisers to support stock planning and order placement
• Reporting & data management: Maintain stock data and produce regular/ad hoc reports

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Passionate about retail and customer experience
• Highly organised and detail-oriented
• Strong communicator across teams and departments
• Proactive and able to work independently or collaboratively
• Process-driven with a knack for improvement

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional days.
• DiscretionaryBonus– We love to share our success with you!
• Access to Wagestream, to support your financial wellbeing needs, giving you more control and flexibility with your pay.
• Hybrid Working! 3 days office and 2 days off‑site.
• Access to our TPS Perks which offers you a variety of saving and discount options.
• Buy & Sell Holiday scheme and Life Assurance.
• 20% staff discount, as well as discounts at Superdrug and Three Mobile.
• Round the clock support from ourpartnership withRetailTrust.
• Cycle to work scheme for those who don’t mind riding up the hills of High Wycombe.

“We’re a sociable bunch of down-to-earth people, who enjoy our work and each other’s company”

The Perfume Shop is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion within our work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

TALENT. PASSION. SPARK

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ThePerfume Shop is the largest single category fragrance retailer in the UK. We’vebeen on the Best Companies to Work For list, been awarded #7 in Top-RatedRetail Workplaces, and won the 2019 Online Retailer of the Year Award.

Our passion for people is what drives and enablesus to create a thriving, collaborative workplace for our colleagues, in ourstores, head office and warehouse.

We’relooking for you; talented people with passion and spark to help achieve our visionof being the first choice for fragrance purchases on the high street andonline.

Peopleare at the heart of everything we do. This is not a job, it’s a career.

THE ROLE

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RESPONSIBILITIES

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CULTURE & REWARD

• Pension scheme;
• 25 days holidayplus bank holidays;
• 20% off our products in store & onlineplus additional discounts with our partners including Superdrug and Three Mobile;
• Health benefits including flu jabs, eye care vouchersand life assurance;
• #GrowOurOwn – exclusive access to our e-Learning platform (including professional qualifications and memberships);
• GiveAsYou Earnto support the causes important to you;
• Round the clock support from ourpartnership withRetailTrust– unlimited access toour well-being portalwhere you can tailor the content to suit your needs;
• DiscretionaryBonus– We love to share our success with you!

The Perfume Shop does not, under any circumstances, makehiring or employment decisions on the basis of any prohibited ground, includingbut not limited to race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic ornational origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation,disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected bylaw or prohibited by Company policy. The Perfume Shop is committed to ahealthy, safe and inviting work environment where harassment of any kind willnot be tolerated.