Retail Buying Admin Apprentice: Launch Your Merch Career

Dfds A/S; Whitfield; Remote; GBP 16,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance cover

Company pension scheme

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Free ferry travel for up to 4 guests (

Employee assistance programme

Retail discounts

Job summary

DFDS is seeking a Retail Buying Administration Apprentice to support the Duty-Free team in delivering its commercial strategy and targets. You will coordinate supplier activities, maintain product data, and analyse sales performance to identify opportunities for improvement, ensuring onboard shops and ecommerce run smoothly and deliver a great customer experience.

You will work with Category Managers, Marketing, Operations and suppliers, building relationships and developing your buying career

Qualifications

• Interest in Buying with willingness to learn.
• Strong written and verbal English skills.
• Good IT proficiency with working knowledge of Excel.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities.
• Confident communicator and proactive team player.
• Willing to travel; valid driving licence and passport.

Responsibilities

• Support Duty-Free team in executing the commercial strategy and targets.
• Coordinate promotional activity and merchandising initiatives to strengthen category performance.
• Maintain product master data, pricing and ecommerce information across systems.
• Produce and analyse weekly and monthly sales and promotional reports; identify trends.
• Assist with forecasting, stock management and assortment reviews.
• Coordinate promotional activity across onboard retail and ecommerce channels.

Skills

Buying passion

English proficiency

IT proficiency

Excel knowledge

Organised

Multitasking

Teamwork

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

Job description

DFDS is seeking a Retail Buying Administration Apprentice to support the Duty-Free team in delivering its commercial strategy and targets. You will coordinate supplier activities, maintain product data, and analyse sales performance to identify opportunities for improvement, ensuring onboard shops and ecommerce run smoothly and deliver a great customer experience.

You will work with Category Managers, Marketing, Operations and suppliers, building relationships and developing your buying career