Buying Admin Assistant

Job description

Expected hours: From +a.m. to 5p.m.

Salary arrangement: £22,000 per annum

About Us

Childsplay Clothing is a stylish independent retailer of luxury designer children’s clothes operating out of the UK. Incorporated over 30 years ago, the business has built a trusted and talented team which have helped drive the strategy and vision to make the company one of the market leaders today. Childsplay Clothing has a vibrant and fashionable website reaching a worldwide customer base from as far as the USA, Middle East to China. Our operation is backed up by our new high-tech Head Office and Distribution centre operating out of Dagenham.

The Role:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Childsplay Clothing Team. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Buying Admin Assistant with a proven track record in retail. We sell the top luxury brands for Children’s Clothing and Accessories; in this role you will gain experience with internationally recognised Luxury and Premium Brands across clothing, footwear and accessories.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide full administrative support to the buyers and management: Work closely with the buyers to manage daily workflow, accurately and quickly perform all tasks given and ensure all systems and records are up to date.

• Assisting with preparation of sales reports and data analysis for Buyers

• Managing order confirmations and resolving any discrepancies.

• Maintain good working relationships with suppliers

• Requesting and processing collection information from suppliers in order to prepare the buying appointments

• Supporting the buying team with different projects such as brands research, trends analysis and competitor’s research

• Working across all areas of the business resolving product queries with other departments

• Assisting the fashion team with daily tasks

Skills

• Excellent communicator, good written and verbal communication skills

• Have a good knowledge of the childrenswear industry, especially within the luxury and premium brands

• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills

• Good time management having the ability to organise, multitask and prioritise

• Good MS Office skills, particularly in Excel, PowerPoint & Word

• Numerical and analytical