Buying Assistant

**Role**: Buying Assistant

**Location**: Hybrid from Romsey. Fully Remote Considered

**Salary**: £28,000 - £32,000

**Hours**: 42.5 per week, Monday to Friday

**About Us**

Genpower Ltd is the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Hyundai Power Products and a global distributor for JCB Power Products. We are a fast-growing, digitally focused business operating across multiple UK locations, delivering market-leading products in power equipment, garden machinery, and light construction.

**The Role**

We are looking for a motivated Buying Assistant to join our Product Team. You will provide essential administrative, analytical and operational support to the buying function, helping ensure the smooth introduction and ongoing management of our extensive product ranges.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide analytical and administrative support when reviewing products and/or ranges, including benchmarking, gap analysis, business case development and whole-life costing.
- Drive ongoing improvements in data quality and health, considering standardisation across product types and technical specifications, while consulting and informing cross-functional stakeholders as appropriate.
- Assist in supplying up-to-date product data feeds to the business, customers and marketplaces to optimise in-market products and bring a competitive edge.
- Assist with updating pricing, cost analysis and product documentation.
- Prepare reports and documentation to support buying decisions and strategic reviews.
- Assist the Head Buyer and Product Director with introducing new products, including liaison with the Production Studio, Supply Chain team and Suppliers to ensure deadlines are met.
- Work closely with Suppliers and the Marketing team to ensure website and digital assets, along with associated data held within our Product Information Management (PIM) system, are accurate, up to date, and in line with product specifications.
- Interact with Suppliers, QA and Artwork Teams to ensure user manuals, spares lists, parts lists, drawings and certifications are accurate and current.
- Work alongside the QA/QC function to ensure the product database is up-to-date and compliant to the relevant standards.
- Work cross-functionally and collaboratively to bring products to market by overseeing the completion of product attribution in our PIM system.
- Ensure product data is fit for purpose and correctly formatted across all channels within our marketing systems.
- Maintain all product data for accuracy, highlighting any inaccuracies, inconsistencies, or opportunities for improving data quality found across categories and territories.
- Assist in the product data lifecycle by ensuring all attributes and their values are complete and accurate before release to all channels.

**About You**
- Experience in a similar buying support or product administration role, ideally working with a large product range.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Methodical and organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Analytical mindset with problem-solving abilities.
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
- Experience with PIM or ERP systems is a plus.
- Friendly, professional and collaborative team player.
- Interest or background in tools, power equipment or related industries is advantageous.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently with mínimal supervision.

**Benefits**
- Private healthcare scheme upon probation pass
- Perkbox discount & wellbeing platform
- Staff discount across all Genpower brands
- Increasing holiday allowance with length of service
- Hybrid / remote working options
- Career progression opportunities in a fast-growing business

**To apply**

Please send CV and Cover Letter outlining your experience for this position

Pay: £28,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Romsey SO51 0HR