Buying Assistant - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - Page Personnel - UK

Page Personnel - UK
Page Personnel - UK
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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Varied and interesting hybrid Buying Assistant role within Milton Keynes

  • Interesting and dynamic retail organisation offering great training

About Our Client:


This leading global retail organisation have an exciting Buying Assistant role on an initial 6 month temp to perm basis within their vibrant and fast paced Milton Keynes head office.

With parking on-site and great public transport links the companies buying and marketing leadership teams are supportive and flexible.


Buying Assistant duties and responsibilities;

  • Ensure all plans and decisions are truly customerled
  • Provide administration and data support to the team whilst not an exhaustive list, key elements will include:
  • New and change of product forms, promotional forms, turnover and pricing documents, contact lists
  • Support category buyers in maintaining supplier relationships and delivering profit examples will include raising, tracking and chasing invoices, proofreading and uploading terms, arranging meetings
  • Work closely with the wider trading team to support as required (i.e. supply chain demand), with a strong dottedline into the price & product manager whom a lot of the administration will be required by
  • Own / support and optimise existing trading meetings and processes / ways of working examples will include product change cycle (PCP), secondary space planning meeting, buyers meeting
  • Support the buying and branded offers manager with adhoc administration and data as required
  • Lead / support regular team meetings (i.e. preparing endofweek numbers, maintaining agenda and actionslogs
  • Support the analysis of category performance, customer data / insight and market trends to plan to drive sales and profit
  • Complete periodic store visits and supplier meetings as required
  • Support with the opportunity new and emerging channels (i.e. digital) present
  • Work alongside the wider business (i.e. marketing and retail operations) as required i.e. comms

The Successful Applicant:


Buying Assistant experience and characteristics;

  • Experience and a proven ability in offering strong administration support to enable outstanding performance
  • Relevant experience within a trading environment preferable, but not essential
  • Experience of remaining highly motivated whilst managing pressure / conflict
  • Strong teamworking skills with the ability to work with others across the retail business
  • Highly numerate with strong analytical and MS Office skills
  • SAP experience preferable, but not essential
  • Strong communicator with the ability to tailor language and style dependant on audience

What's on Offer:


Great temp to perm role for initially 6 months with this global group with a great reputation for rewarding and supportive staff to progress.

Hybrid working with a mix of home working and based in their central Milton Keynes offices with parking on site and great facilities

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