Assistant Buyer
7 months ago
Salford, UK
About Us
With a global network spanning the UK, mainland Europe and the USA, DOMU Brands is a growing eCommerce company. Our mission is to provide the highest quality products at competitive prices and an outstanding service to every customer.
DOMU Brands is a part employee-owned company. We believe our people are our future and we want their voices to be heard. We’re passionate about ensuring everyone feels included in our mission, direction, and success.
We are looking for an Assistant Buyer to join our Buying Team for a fixed term period of approximately 12-months to cover a period of maternity leave within the business.
**What we offer**:
- Salary of £24,000 - £27,000 per annum, dependant on experience
- Flexible start / finish
- Hybrid working
- Medi-cash Health Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- 30 holiday days
- Sick Pay
- Staff Discount
- Spotlight Awards
As an Assistant Buyer, you will assist the Buyer in the performance of their duties, including the creation and maintenance of category buying plans, having regular contact with suppliers, managing the data input for the critical paths and liaising with other internal departments where necessary.
So, if you’re ready to develop your skillset over the fixed term with support from a diverse, multi-skilled and exceptionally talented team, we want to hear from you.
The Role
You will be tasked with supporting the procurement of a large range of products to sell online.
**Additionally, you will**:
- Gain market/product awareness and competitor analysis, particularly of the online market.
- Support the Buyer to ensure Marketing are correctly briefed regarding new items and that content is accurate.
- Organise and maintain a sample tracker for inbound product samples.
- Liaise with the QA Department to ensure that quality is always maintained.
- Have the opportunity to independently manage your own product range with accountability for its performance against set financial targets.
- Opportunity to attend UK and potentially European trade shows, depending on business requirements, with the Buyer.
- Work cross-functionally with other members of the category team (such as Quality or Shipping & Logistics).
About You
**To be considered as an Assistant Buyer, you will need**:
- Experience of working in a buying function.
- A degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong negotiation, influencing and persuasion skills.
- The ability to build rapport and relationships with suppliers and colleagues.
- The ability to understand and react to the changes in demand, supply and logistics.
- Strong administrative skills and the ability to work independently.
- Critical path workflow and management skills.
- A “right first time” attitude.
Exposure to Far East sourcing and importing would be beneficial, as would a retail or eCommerce background. However, these are not essential.
Domu Brands is an equal opportunities employer, is 100% committed to creating jobs within the UK, and highly values a diverse workforce.
So, if you’re looking for the chance to develop skills as an Assistant Buyer, please apply
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