Location: Manchester
Type: Permanent
Industry: Homeware
Job Ref: TGN5313
The Company
We are recruiting for an Assistant Buyer to join the Home Buying department. The successful candidate will work closely to support the Buyer and wider team to ensure that sales, stock and margin targets are achieved. You will have bundles of passion and energy to successfully drive and contribute to our ranges.
Some of the key responsibilities include:
* Assist the buyer to develop a range for our target customer, ensuring the best price and quality.
* Monitor competitor activity and demonstrate commercial awareness through regular comp shops and the maintenance of price baskets.
* Complete key administrative tasks, both day-to-day and ad-hoc including the management of the critical path, departmental diary and sample room
* Work to deadlines, creating and updating internal buying documentation to support the smooth running of the department and communicate completion to the wider teams.
* Work closely with the creative team to manage samples and hit all key dates for scheduled seasonal shoots
* Build strong external relationships with suppliers and manage the timely submission of all paperwork, samples & images.
* Build strong internal relationships with Merchandising, Technology and Marketing departments.
* Accurately input data for product into SAP systems
The Successful Candidate will have:
* 1 – 2 years’ experience at Assistant Buyer level.
* Good knowledge of the current market.
* Excellent organisational skills and a good eye for detail.
* Excellent communication skills and be able to build strong relationships both internally and externally
* Enjoy working as a team and demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in responding to ad hoc, one-off jobs.
* Display accuracy and be thorough when inputting data and checking information.
* Microsoft office skills, especially Excel
* SAP data input experience preferred, but not essential as training will be provided.
* Good analytical skills, utilise sales information to improve overall sales
* Excellent communication skills
* Be confident with strong presentation skills
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