Wholesale Assistant

Debenhams Retail; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking a proactive Wholesale Executive in Manchester to manage partnerships, ensuring data accuracy and seamless order delivery. Responsibilities include building relationships with wholesale partners, managing stock allocation, and supporting financial processes. Strong Excel skills and commercial awareness are essential. This role offers the chance to participate in share schemes and enjoy a vibrant working environment.

Benefits

Opportunity to participate in share schemes

Core hours for work-life flexibility

Health and wellbeing benefits

Up to 40% discount off brands

Social calendar events

Qualifications

• Strong computer skills, including advanced Excel knowledge (lookups, pivot tables).
• Experience handling large data sets with accuracy and consistency.
• Strong commercial awareness with a solid understanding of planning and trading principles.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with wholesale partners.
• Use judgment to review sales performance, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Manage stock allocation and oversee the PO process.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Data accuracy

Commercial awareness

Strong communication skills

Prioritisation skills

Continuous improvement mindset

Job description

We're looking for a proactive and detail driven Wholesale Executive to support the day to day management of the Debenhams Wholesale business. In this role, you'll act as a key point of contact for our partners – ensuring data accuracy, seamless order delivery, and the optimisation of sales opportunities across multiple categories. Working closely with Buying, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance and Creative teams, you'll play a vital role in order management, allocation planning, and supporting the onboarding of new partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with wholesale partners through regular communication and efficient issue resolution.
• Use independent judgement to continually review sales performance, highlighting risks and opportunities to the Wholesale & Marketplace Manager.
• Work closely with brand teams to fulfil partner OTB, ensuring commitments are tracked, allocated and dispatched in line with deadlines.
• Track partner deliveries in collaboration with brand and warehouse teams, providing regular updates to stakeholders.
• Manage stock allocation and oversee the PO process, liaising with Supply Chain to ensure timely dispatch of all products.
• Update and maintain partner trackers, including PO amendments and cancellations.
• Collate and prepare invoice information for the Finance team to support partner payment processes.
• Manage Amazon Vendor Central accounts, brand stores and inventory.

Benefits

• You'll get the opportunity to take part in our various share schemes.
• Core hours enable you to flex your working times around your needs on an ad hoc basis.
• Benefits that support your health and wellbeing.
• Up to 40% discount off our brands.
• Our social calendar – next level events.
• With HQs in Manchester and London and offices across the globe (some are dog-friendly!), we offer a buzzing atmosphere and the boohoo family culture wherever you work.

Qualifications

• Strong computer skills, including advanced Excel knowledge (lookups, pivot tables).
• Experience handling large data sets with accuracy and consistency.
• Strong commercial awareness with a solid understanding of planning and trading principles.
• Excellent prioritisation skills, with the ability to meet challenging deadlines aligned to the critical path.
• Exceptional communication skills – confident when partnering with key accounts, brand teams and supply chain stakeholders.
• Professional, confident and comfortable participating in customer-facing meetings.
• A continuous improvement mindset and desire to enhance processes and team efficiency.
• Ability to balance detail with a broader strategic view, always collaborating as a strong team player.