Buying Assistant

3 weeks ago


Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Page Personnel - UK Full time

Varied and interesting hybrid Buying Assistant role within Milton Keynes
- Interesting and dynamic retail organisation offering great training

**About Our Client**:
This leading global retail organisation have an exciting Buying Assistant role on an initial 6 month temp to perm basis within their vibrant and fast paced Milton Keynes head office. With parking on-site and great public transport links the companies buying and marketing leadership teams are supportive and flexible.

**Buying Assistant duties and responsibilities;**
- Ensure all plans and decisions are truly customer-led
- Provide administration and data support to the team - whilst not an exhaustive list, key elements will include:

- New and change of product forms, promotional forms, turnover and pricing documents, contact lists
- Support category buyers in maintaining supplier relationships and delivering profit - examples will include raising, tracking and chasing invoices, proof-reading and uploading terms, arranging meetings
- Work closely with the wider trading team to support as required (i.e. supply chain demand), with a strong dotted-line into the price & product manager whom a lot of the administration will be required by
- Own / support and optimise existing trading meetings and processes / ways of working - examples will include product change cycle (PCP), secondary space planning meeting, buyers meeting
- Support the buying and branded offers manager with ad-hoc administration and data as required
- Lead / support regular team meetings (i.e. preparing end-of-week numbers, maintaining agenda and actions-logs
- Support the analysis of category performance, customer data / insight and market trends to plan to drive sales and profit
- Complete periodic store visits and supplier meetings as required
- Support with the opportunity new and emerging channels (i.e. digital) present
- Work alongside the wider business (i.e. marketing and retail operations) as required - i.e. comms

**The Successful Applicant**:
**Buying Assistant experience and characteristics;**
- Experience and a proven ability in offering strong administration support to enable outstanding performance
- Relevant experience within a trading environment preferable, but not essential
- Experience of remaining highly motivated whilst managing pressure / conflict
- Strong team-working skills with the ability to work with others across the retail business
- Highly numerate with strong analytical and MS Office skills
- SAP experience preferable, but not essential
- Strong communicator with the ability to tailor language and style dependant on audience

**What's on Offer**:
Great temp to perm role for initially 6 months with this global group with a great reputation for rewarding and supportive staff to progress. Hybrid working with a mix of home working and based in their central Milton Keynes offices with parking on site and great facilities
- Contact
- Joe West
- Quote job ref
- JN-022023-5942637
- Phone number
- +44 1908 355986


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