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Buying Assistant
Job summary
A leading retail company in Tankersley is seeking a Buying Assistant to provide full administrative support to the Buying Team. The ideal candidate will have administration experience, excellent communication skills, and a willingness to learn. This role includes responsibilities such as managing purchase orders and supplier communications. The company offers benefits like free parking, flexible working hours, and proximity to transport links.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Experience in administration roles is essential.
- Strong communication skills required.
Responsibilities
- Provide full administration support to the Buying Team.
- Contact suppliers and manage the sample process.
- Ensure timely completion of costing sheets and orders.
Skills
A great opportunity for a Buying Assistant to join a rapidly growing retailer. The business is looking to increase its market share over the next 12 months with growth plans. You will provide full administration to the Buying team, from product set up, rising purchase orders etc.
- Provide a full administration support service to the Buying Team
- Contacting suppliers, brands, etc.
- Updating colleagues on lead times on a regular basis
- Manage the customers sample process from start to finish.
- Be fully responsible for ensuring costing sheets are completed, range plans updated, and company samples and orders are tracked in the required time frames.
- Be responsible for all post-sale activity including any administration and follow up work in relation to purchase orders.
- Quickly and accurately turn-round information, data, and documentation.
- Be an integral part of the Buying team demonstrating excellent liaison and customer service skills to maximise supplier co-operation.
- Raise and issue approved purchase orders.
- Maintain and review on a weekly basis a clear and accurate purchase order book.
- Administration experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Willingness to learn and grow with the business.
- Free Parking
- Close to transport links
- Flexible working hours
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.