Buying Assistant

**Buying Administrator / Assistant**
**Oldham**
**£21,000 - £25,000**
Do you want to work for an expanding supplier to High Street retailers? We have a great opportunity for an experienced Buying Administrator to join their team, based in amazing offices in Oldham.
- Homewares
- Lifestyle
- Textiles
- Health & Beauty
- Arts & Craft
- Toys

You will assist the team in the performance of their duties, including placing of orders and progressing the orders in line with expected delivery dates, having regular contact with suppliers, updating critical paths and liaising with other internal departmentswhere necessary; whilst gain Market / Product awareness and competitor analysis particularly of the online market to ensure they offer the highest volume selling products in all categories they wish to enter.
**Responsibilities**
Expedite orders from suppliers to ensure stocks are supplied within agreed service levels.
Manage stocks to ensure availability is in line with business targets.
Creating POs on internal systems, and checking invoices and packing lists. Setting up and managing supplier and product folders, internal database and general administration required for the buyer.
Assist the Buyer to ensure Marketing are correctly briefed re new items and that content is accurate
Update costing sheets and pass to buyers for sign off.
Update range plans where necessary / maintain range plans.
Manage sample intake & shipment.