Junior Retail Buyer

Job Title: Junior Retail BuyerContract: Full Time, Permanent Location: Leicester, Leicestershire Salary: £28,000 - £32,000The Procurement Division at SF Recruitment are currently working with a well-established retail business to recruit for a Junior Buyer to join their Head Office in Leicestershire on a full time, permanent basis. This role is a highly involved role, in which you will have exposure and be able to build your understanding of the whole procurement cycle. As a Junior Buyer, you will report directly into a Senior Buyer with all daily tasks. Your daily responsibilities could include: - Raising and processing purchase orders - ensuring orders are delivered on time. - Sending out samples of new season releases. - Understanding the fashion market with trends and competitors. - Supporting the Senior Buyers with sourcing new suppliers. - Influencing decisions through research to optimise sales and department performance. - Administrative support to the wider Buying team - anything from preparing documentation to updating and pulling records. The successful candidate will ideally have experience working within a similar role as listed above or have a relevant Retail, Fashion or Procurement qualification and be looking for your next challenge. What is essential is that you are: - IT Literate - Experienced using all Microsoft Packages. - Excellent communication both verbal and written. - Strong attention to detail and level of accuracy. - Highly organised and able to multitask. - Ideally you will be interested in fashion and be a creative thinker. - Order processing or buying support - (desirable). If you wish to find out more / progress an application to the next stage, please click 'Apply Now' with a copy of your updated CV. Interviews will be taking place on the first week of January, 2024.