Buying Admin Assistant

Buying Admin Assistant – London

Buying Admin Assistant – London

The duration of the contract is 8 months.

The pay rate on offer is £15 per hour.

The location of the role is Paddington, London (hybrid working).

The client is a multinational high street retailer.

Key accountabilities of the role

Support & Coordination

• Coordination of Tech Pack development
• Coordination and tracking of Critical Path activity
• Ensuring that product rooms are tidy and compliant with H&S requirements
• Scheduling and coordinating attendance and agendas for regular team meetings
• Team reporting
• Liaising with Sourcing, Marketing, Retail, Ecom, International and other internal functions to support business priorities
• Coordination of the sample library and develop and provide product information and copy for PLM and the website
• Coordinate and deliver product relevant packaging requirements in line with critical path
• Ensure .com imagery and copy are ready and on time for launch

Systems, Reporting & Analysis

• Compilation of customer or competitor analysis
• Analysis of historical sales in line with trends and design direction to manage product mix parameters including price architecture, colour balance, shape, and margin
• Ensuring the timely completion of relevant systemic approvals and processes

Key skills and experience

• Experience of working within a retail environment
• Passion for products and desire to learn about the brand and customer
• Highly organised with attention to detail when performing tasks, ability to anticipate and manage problems and to prioritise and escalate where necessary
• Systems experience or a clear demonstration of the ability to learn to use systems quickly
• Good communication skills; communicating clearly using phone, email, VC etc.
• Knowledge of, or strong desire to learn about the end to end Buying process
• Proactive in looking for opportunities to coordinate, simplify or make tasks more efficient

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