Looking to kick-start your career in retail buying? Passion for homewares and textiles? This could be the ideal role for you…Niche Recruitment is searching for a Buying Assistant to join our lovely Oxfordshire-based client in a yearlong maternity cover contract role that will give you invaluable experience working with a highly experienced and collaborative retail buying team.
This is a hybrid working role with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home, you will ideally have access to your own vehicle given the rural office location.
Here’s what a typical day looks like:
- Supporting the Homewares Buyer with daily administrative tasks
- Ordering, logging & returning samples from suppliers
- Liaising with suppliers, other departments and the company warehouse with questions
- Assisting the Buyer with product photoshoots
- Processing invoices for payment
- Writing product descriptions and reviews
- Updating a spreadsheet of product details
- Confirming product specifications with suppliers
- Booking travel & accommodation for the Buyer, in line with budget
To be considered for the role as a Buying Assistant, you must have the following skills and experience:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (specifically Excel)
- Office-based administrative experience
- Previous buying admin experience is a big plus!
- A confident and articulate phone manner
- Strong written and spoken English
- A full driving licence and own car
The role itself…
Reporting to the Homewares Buyer, the Buying Assistant will be responsible for helping to deliver a range of products with a profit-driven focus. You will have strong communication skills and be confident talking to different suppliers to help ensure production and delivery deadlines are met on time and within budget. You will need a creative nature with a keen eye for detail when it comes to writing product descriptions and be computer literate for uploading to the website.
What the company is like…
Working for a multi-channel retail brand, that specialises in Womenswear, Menswear, Accessories, Jewellery, Food and Homewares. The Buying Assistant will support the Homewares Buyer, giving you the opportunity to get your teeth into a varied role where no two days are the same. You will receive fantastic training from a highly experienced and supportive buying team, ideal to catapult your buying career and equip you with the required skills to step up to an Assistant Buyer position.
How do you apply…?
If you are interested in hearing more and have a passion for retail buying, please apply now or call Michelle Graham at Niche Recruitment to learn more.