More about the Role
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1. You will help the team research trends producing mood boards and product, prices, suppliers, competitors’ info.
2. Liaise daily with our supply base across the world, through Teams and email.
3. Support the Buying Team with all administration duties as well as running daily, weekly, and monthly ad hoc reports.
4. Visiting trade fairs to glean information and find new suppliers.
5. Work with Buying & Merchandising Teams to ensure % data accuracy (cost prices, invoice queries, logistical information, line listing, discontinued & new products, stock codes etc).
6. Support the monitoring of returns rates, working with Quality Control and Customer Services to identify trends and patterns, ensuring problems are identified and rectified for the future to reduce return rates.
7. Work closely with the Marketing Team to ensure that products are displayed correctly on our website and within the right time frames to support launch/maximise sales.
8. Manage the department’s critical path to ensure timely development of products and compliance.
What are we looking for in an Undergraduate Placement Student?
9. A passion for product and an eye for trends to support our growth for newness.
10. A positive attitude to change and a degree of flexibility.
11. Working towards a degree in fashion or buying.
12. Good Microsoft Office suite skills, including excel, word and outlook.
13. Friendly, confident, and enthusiastic with an eye for detail.
14. Self-Motivated able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
Does this sound like the right role for you?
Well then get in touch and let us know, and we can arrange to see you to discuss it all in more detail.
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Why work for us
At Buy It Direct, we dare to be different. We've built this business from the ground up to become one of the UK's largest and fastest growing online retailers turning over £ million with a target of doubling in size over the next three years. We are proud of the products and services we provide across our six well recognised, award-winning online brands including Laptops Direct, Appliances Direct, Better Bathrooms and Furniture. We listen, learn and challenge the status quo, paying attention to the details that matter and want to delight our customers by putting them at the heart of what we do, to really understand what matters to them.
Hours 39.5 Benefits · Healthcare cash plan· Free parking · Birthday off after a year · Holiday purchase scheme so you can get that work life balance · Staff discount scheme · Agile working· Autonomy to make a difference! Share: