Buyers Assistant

Are you an Administrator with a passion for lifestyle, interior & gifting products looking for your next opportunity? Looking to start a buying/procurement career? How about working for a well-established and transitioning online retailer that specialises in all things quirky, unique and fabulous? Looking for a competitive benefits package and the opportunity to develop? Fantastic We want to hear from you

MPLOY is looking to find a permanent and fulltime _Buyer’s Assistant _for an established and highly valued client in Poundbury, Dorchester.

Why should you be interested? Our client is offering:

- a salary of £22,000 PA.
- a family friendly working pattern of Monday to Friday with a 37.5 hour a week contract.
- 30 days annual leave per year, including bank holidays, with half a day off on your Birthday
- a fantastic work life balance with paid overtime if extra work is required.
- a company profit yearly bonus.
- a staff shares scheme after 1 year of service.
- a casual dress code and significant staff discounts.
- a company pension scheme and company events
- a very commutable location in Poundbury with free onsite parking.
- is a commercially minded, energetic & passionate person who wants to be a lynch pin within our client’s Buying team.
- is an articulate and accurate communicator. You’ll have a fantastic grasp of the English language and can expect to research and write distinctive product descriptions & supplier/designer summaries for our client’s web store. Being a fast typist with excellent numeracy skills would certainly be beneficial.
- is a supporter and collaborator. You can expect to be a key point of contact with our client’s suppliers and you’ll develop highly productive relationships with our client’s Buying, Warehouse, Marketing & Customer Service teams. Disseminating key information effectively with the wider team will be a key duty for the post holder.
- is computer literate and tech savvy. Competency with the MS Office package, including Excel, is a must and some knowledge of Adobe Photoshop would be highly attractive to our client. You can expect to learn & use internal software to upload new products onto our client’s website and will have an eye for detail when it comes to adding additional product information. Expect to learn how to identify poor product performance & how to predict sales.
- is highly organised. Ensuring our client’s stock is in the right place at the right time, by supplier/stakeholder liaison and managing/inputting delivery data into internal systems/Excel, in line with marketing promotions will be a key task for the post holder.
- is a researcher. You’ll keep an eye on our client’s competitors socials, websites etc to ensure new trends & ranges in home, gift & garden products are regularly fed back to the Buying team.
- has a fantastic attention to detail. You will regularly alter product prices and will be responsible to creating/amending Purchase Orders. Double checking will be second nature to you.
- can multitask, re-prioritise effectively & work to deadlines. You’ll also be a natural problem solver with a ‘can do’ attitude.
- can think outside the box. On identifying a poor performing product you will be able to come up with ideas, actions & solutions.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Employee stock ownership plan
- Free parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

- Yearly bonus

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: TWBA24023

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