Trainee Assistant Buyer
7 months ago
**About Matalan**:
From humble beginnings to disruptive innovations in the retail industry, find out about how Matalan is ever-evolving here.
We know as a team, we are stronger together - we champion equality for all and make lasting connections that go beyond work. We thrive off our inclusive culture, encouraging our colleagues to bring their true selves to work and contributing to collective creativity, open-mindedness and growth.
**About the Role**:
As a Trainee Assistant Buyer, you'll assist and support our Buying Teams to carry out the processes of planning, selecting, administration, supplier and store liaison to achieve the overall department objectives.
- Set up new supplier account details, ensuring all suppliers are aware of and understand Matalan’s requirements, communicating any issues to your Buying team.
- Liaise with suppliers to chase Red and Gold samples to ensure timely deliveries in line with the critical path and maintain an organised and tidy sample room.
- Conduct online and in-store benchmarking of key competitors to ensure we are offering the latest trends and products at the best price.
- Raising and tracking purchase orders
- Preparing product rooms for meetings
- Ad Hoc Administration Duties
**Benefits**:
In addition to competitive salaries, we also offer the below core benefits:
- 20% staff discount, which increases with length of service
- Thrive Recognition Scheme
- Wellbeing support provided by the Retail Trust
- Life Assurance
- Retail Rewards platform offering discounts for other retailers
- Pension Scheme
- Access to a wide range of career development
**About You**:
To find the best people for our Buying teams, we’d like you to have the following...
- A fashion or têxtile related qualification (A level equivalent or above)
- Retail and/or Buying experience would be advantageous
- Commercially focused
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate at all levels
- Ability to work independently
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