Senior Sales Admin Assistant - Fashion

The Retail Partnership Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion supplier is seeking a Senior Sales Admin Assistant for their Account Management team in London. This heavily admin-focused role requires previous experience, ideally in a fashion supplier environment. Responsibilities include managing development samples, liaising with suppliers, and providing administrative support to the sales team. The position offers a 12-month fixed-term contract with potential for permanency, and a hybrid working arrangement is available.

Qualifications

• Previous administrative experience, preferably in a fashion supplier environment.
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage and follow up on development samples, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Liaise with suppliers and teams throughout the development process.
• Provide timely updates to internal teams and customers.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Proactive and hands-on

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Job description

We are recruiting a Senior Sales Admin Assistant to join a leading fashion supplier's Account Management team. This is a heavily admin-focused role supporting the sales and account management teams, ideal for someone with previous administrative experience, ideally within a fashion supplier environment.

You will play a vital support role within a fast-paced and highly successful business. Based in London, the role offers hybrid working.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract, with the potential to become permanent.

Responsibilities

• Managing the priority, follow-up, and chasing of development samples produced in Far East sample rooms, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Liaising with trims suppliers, fabric mills, sample room teams, and Far East offices throughout the development process.
• Chasing customer samples and providing clear, timely updates to internal teams and customers.
• Creating, maintaining, and updating development sample trackers using the relevant system.
• Raising and updating orders on the PLM system with a high level of accuracy.
• Supporting the sales team by sending costings and chasing prices from factories.
• Providing general administrative support to the sales and account management teams.
• Occasionally delivering samples to customers.

Qualifications

• Previous administrative experience is essential, ideally within a fashion supplier or fashion-related environment.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with confidence liaising internally and externally.
• Proactive, hands-on, and willing to take full ownership of a busy admin role.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively to deadlines.
• Quick to learn systems and processes, with a positive and adaptable approach.