Buying Administrative Assistant

4 months ago


Northampton, United Kingdom British Heart Foundation Full time

We are looking for two skilled administrators to join our team as Buying Administrative Assistants.
Our award-winning retail division is the largest and most successful charity retailer in the UK with rewarding careers in buying for which this role is a stepping stone into.
As a Buying Administrative Assistant, you'll support the Buying team or Project Manager in all aspects of their role and work with a large variety of products from our retail portfolio.
You'll be responsible for supporting many elements of the critical path for the product range life cycle. This will include:

- supporting the Buying team to identify key style trends to incorporate into product range
- provide correct product packaging and labelling and support timely product launches
- manage sample library for range reviews, quality assurance and photography
- perform competitor shopping online and instore
- managing internal systems and spreadsheets

You’ll regularly communicate with suppliers and other partners to optimise stock availability and work closely with internal stakeholders including store colleagues, Marketing, eCommerce and Retail Partnerships.
**Working arrangements**

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our Northampton office.
The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you must be prepared to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause. Most of our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office each week, on average.

**About you**

We're looking for a team player, able to build excellent relationships and communicate effectively with people across the organisation.
The role requires a high degree of proficiency in MS Excel and Word as well as our dedicated retail systems where training will be provided.
To be successful in this role you will:

- Have excellent attention to detail and strong time management skills
- Have a willing and can-do approach
- Be a team member and highly efficient administrator
- Be IT proficient in MS Office

You’ll have a strong interest in retail, especially charity retail and eCommerce and previous experience working within retail would be beneficial. In return you get the chance to join a talented team that works on exciting projects that really make a difference.
**About us**

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
**Interview process**

Please note interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams or in the Northampton office shortly after the closing date.
**How to apply



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