Buyers Admin Assistant
Birmingham
My client is a fashion retailer who are recruiting for a Buyers Admin Assistant to assist one of the busiest categories within the business. The successful candidate will provide administration support to the team and the Buyer to help ensure the smooth running of this growing department.
You will be responsible for:
- Managing the samples
- Opening parcels and ensuring samples or given to the appropriate person
- Prepare samples for meetings.
- Organise for samples to be sent to the suppliers.
- Support in the selection of ranges
- Attend fit sessions with the Buyer and GTs
- General administrative duties for the buying team, such as take minutes in meetings.
- Ensure all detailed product information is accurate and loaded on time.
- Follow the critical path.
- Work with the other in-house teams including merchandising, marketing and e-commerce.
About you:
- Positive, enthusiastic and a team player with an open-minded approach
- Excellent communication and excellent IT skills
- The ability to work well under pressure to tight deadlines.
- Able to organise yourself and be able to multi-task.
- Graduate or 12 months relevant experience