Buying Assistant

Due to an internal promotion this is an opportunity to work for great stylish brand of mature accessories and gifts, my client is a leading mail order and online retailer, which operates across 2 brands and in three countries: UK and France

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a range of homewares under the guidance of the line manager. Supporting the Senior Buyer in any delegated tasks and working as part of the wider Buying team to deliver 2 catalogue ranges annually
• With direction from the Senior Buyer, sourcing a range of products based on the analysis provided and Company objectives, including the required input margin, quality, and relevance to the brand. Homewares to cover domestic textiles, tabletop, decorative accents, and toiletries. Approx 250 per season including core repeat lines as well as new ( roughly 50% repeats)
• Liaising with suppliers, managing the supplier relationship and ensuring the efficient ordering, logging and returning samples for each selection.
• Negotiating cost prices and terms for the products falling under their responsibility, setting commercial retail prices, and ensuring lines are ready for ordering to the critical path
• Gaining an in-depth knowledge of competitors and relevant retail trends
• Logging all relevant product information on our selection sheets accurately
• Organizing samples for selection, range reviews, and photo shoots
• Writing detailed and accurate product descriptions for the catalogues and websites
• Dealing with any warehouse or customer queries to resolve any quality issues or provide additional information.

Essential Skills

• Ideally least 2 years buying within a homewares retailer, mail order or e-commerce
• Excellent attention to detail
• Team player, happy to work together on joint projects
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks at one time
• Ability to work under pressure and stick to deadlines
• Good standard of written English
• Experience in using Excel
• Driving license required due to rural location
• Full time hours and hybrid working ( 2 days from home)

Please note: Only candidates with the relevant skills and experience will be contacted regarding this position.

If you do not hear back from us within 5 days you have unfortunately been unsuccessful in your application for this position, however we may contact you in the future to discuss other opportunities

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.