Buying Admin Assistant

6 months ago


Tamworth, United Kingdom Vanilla Underground Full time

Vanilla Underground is an award-winning fast-growing online retailer with a core focus on bringing pop culture and licensed products to an international audience. VU sells an exciting product range from apparel to accessories to home for over 100 top brands, including Disney, Paramount, Mattel, Pokemon & Sega. The company ships worldwide across multiple online marketplace channels.

**Your role**:

- Strong daily communication
- Being responsible for a wide range of administrative tasks set by the buying department.
- Setting, updating and logging product pricing through parameters set by the buyer and finance.
- Working closely with other departments to drive sales objectives through actions set in trade meetings.
- Working with production to ensure any relevant buying details are communicated for an accurate costing and development brief. Approving and commenting on product samples when required.
- Managing own time effectively and efficiently to work through multiple tasks and projects running in tandem.
- Create, track, maintain any relevant reports to support department objectives.
- Attend range planning & seasonal development meetings. Taking detailed notes to refer back to for their own understanding or to feed back to the buyer when required.
- Demonstrating keen competitor and product awareness through research and market overviews. Putting together seasonal trend and range boards as and when required.
- Attending Industry events, travelling to meetings with suppliers and licensors.

**About You**:

- You will have excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Drive and passion for products and fashion
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office; specifically Excel
- High attention to detail
- Ability to multitask in a fast paced environment
- Willingness to learn and push yourself

**What it looks like working for VU**:

- Working in a dynamic and creative open office environment, with like minded hard working individuals.
- Being immersed in the world of licensed products in an exciting & growing industry.
- Up to 25 days holiday + bank holidays after a period of continuous service & additional day off for your birthday.
- Attending exciting industry events and in person meetings
- Rewarding work where you can really make a difference
- Clear and achievable progression routes in fast growing business.

**Salary**: £23,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
- Administrative experience: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Tamworth (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Tamworth: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person



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