Bridal Purchasing Administrator

**Vivienne Westwood is looking for Bridal Purchasing Administrator to join the Couture team in the London Head Office, on a full time basis.**

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Purchasing fabrics, trims, and accessories for production via SAP. Acquainted in negotiating with suppliers, achieving best price and terms on materials, sampling orders, MOQ and delivery timeframes.
- Logging all orders and fabric/trims details into SAP and Fabrics Master Chart. Manage shipping documents (through logistic dept) and track deliveries and log relative data into Fabric Master Chart/SAP.
- Chasing PO’s creation from accounts and issue to suppliers and log relative data into Fabric Master Chart.
- Chasing Proformas and invoice payments suppliers.
- Fabric and trims research for new developments and work with suppliers on custom fabrics developments. Able to liaise with suppliers about quality, sustainable options and certifications, price, and delivery times.
- Monitoring stock levels in house and sample room, ordering fabrics and components accordingly via SAP.
- Handle swatch requests from the stores.
- Inspections of fabrics and trims upon arrival. Able to promptly address and solve quality issues arising with any fabrics and liaise with suppliers. Log in relative data on SAP.

For fabric rolls, QC, take a ref strip, label, and store each roll. For care labels, organize by type/styles and store away. Distribute to studio and sample room as needed.
- Upkeep and labelling of the fabrics on studio shelves.
- Prepare seasonal fabric books and create and update seasonal developments chart.
- Order studio/production packaging supplies (garment bags, hangers, swing tags, tissue paper). Log in all data into the Packaging Master Chart/SAP

**PROFILE & KEY SKILLS**
- 1 - 3 years experience in Production and/or purchasing
- Experience of using SAP essential
- Excellent administrative skills
- (Please note this is not an exhaustive list of duties and you may be required to perform additional duties to fulfil the requirements of the role)_

**BENEFITS**
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Pension Scheme
- Staff discounts
- Training
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to a Financial Planning Service
- Private Medical insurance
- Opportunity to develop new skills and progress in your career
- Opportunity to work for a company that cares and believes in its people and the environment

**Vivienne Westwood is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by local government laws.**

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