Oxford Products Ltd is one of the world’s leading suppliers of products to the two-wheeled industry (motorcycle & bicycle). Established in 1973, we are still a family business with over 150 staff based in a bespoke 100,000 sqft Oxfordshire facility. Our products are distributed by our partners in over 80 countries. Our huge range of products encompasses everything, which makes life on bikes better: from clothing and helmets to accessories, hard parts, locks, luggage and more!
The fastest growing area of our product range is technical apparel for motorcyclists, an exciting and varied market spanning many areas of fashion and technology. As a result, we now require a Assistant Buyer to help accelerate product development.
Find out more about us at www.oxfordproducts.com where you can browse some of the vast range of products we have to offer.
About the Candidate
The successful candidate will be highly numerate with good planning experience whilst demonstrating an analytical approach to product development; this will be applied to both new and existing products within a culture of continual improvement.
Other key skills include: being able to work in a fast-paced environment, organisation and the ability to meet critical path deadlines. Competent with Microsoft Office, predominately; Excel and Outlook.
In return, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary, the ability to create your own progression and opportunities as a part of a young team within a fast-growing company.
About the Role
Purpose of role:
To provide administrative and organisational support to the buying team. The role supports day-to-day buying activities including data management, supplier communication, sample handling and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
* Ownership of Sample Management of current season, Development and archive samples.
* Assist the Buying Team with Critical Path Management.
* Raise and manage purchase orders accurately and in a timely manner.
* Admin support to Buyer for CE/UKCA PPE approvals.
* Carrying out regular Competition Shops and updating Benchmarking documents.
* Build, maintain and nurture relationships with key suppliers in order to deliver company objectives.
* Support wider Buying Team to deliver ranges, for executive sign-off by preparing all paperwork and products.
* Demonstrate an excellent understanding of how to manage time effectively, plan and organise workload with great attention to detail.
* Work collaboratively across different teams to meet product deadlines.
* Show commercial awareness and understanding of our range and competitors.
* Be a team player, understanding priorities and workload of other departments.
* Good problem-solving skills and can take initiative to resolve issues.
* Confident and clear communication skills; both verbal and written to work productively alongside other Product teams and external suppliers.
* Handle general departmental administration including emails, filing and spreadsheets.
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