Buying Administrator
Job Type : Contract, Full Time
Salary :
Buying Administrator – Homeware FTC
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Buying Administrator (Homeware / Bedding)
Accrington, Lancashire
Salary – Competitive + Benefits
9 Month Fixed-Term Contract
About Studio Retail Limited
Based in the north west of England, 20 miles north of Manchester, we provide a personal shopping service to over 2 million customers each year through our mobile App and the Studio & Ace websites.
Our expansive product range consists of over 60,000 products ranging from branded clothing & footwear, electrical products, household items, to gifts and greeting cards.
We employ over 1500 colleagues in a wide variety of roles, many of whom have seen their careers grow with us. We’re currently undertaking a digital transformation program to deliver the best service to our customers and our colleagues and cement our position as the leading online value retailer in the UK.
About the Opportunity
As Studio Retail progresses through its digital transformation, this opportunity forms part of the organic expansion of our Trading team.
Studio strives to put families at the heart of everything it does, offering them the best value on an aspirational range of products, with flexible payment methods. To deliver this to our customers, the pace is fast, and the working environment is dynamic. We are currently looking to recruit experienced Buying Administration Assistants across our ladieswear team to deliver all administration activities in line with the trading critical path. This will enable the category Buying team to develop and deliver a range of products that will achieve sales and margin targets set within the category strategy and put the customer at the heart of everything.
As Buying Administration Assistant you will:
* Providing the administrative support that delivers the critical path for all category products.
* Willing to learn new skills that will develop you to work in an exciting industry.
* Work effectively with internal colleagues and external suppliers to meet the critical path deadlines.
* Strong excel skill
Who are we looking for?
This is a great opportunity for an ambitious individual, keen to join a business going through significant transformation. The ideal candidate will have:
* Experience of working in an administration function with a willingness to learning and an opportunity for someone in an exciting industry.
* Excellent team working and good communication skills
* Experience of working with external suppliers and internal customers
* Good influencing skills
* Experience of following and adhering to set processes and procedures
* Ability to understand data and run and present reports
* Good stakeholder management skills
* Ability to organise time and workload
* Experience of working in a fast-paced environment
* Proven track record in multi-tasking
Why Studio Retail Limited?
We have many experienced colleagues who’ll tell you they love working at Studio because of the people and the opportunities to develop. It’s a fast-paced environment and the offices have a friendly and informal feel to them, no suits required to do a great job here!
Through the pandemic we have adopted home working, where possible but expect to return to the office as soon as is practical and safe. It is key, therefore, that you can get to and from our offices in Accrington and are happy to commute, should requirements ever necessitate.
We offer a great benefits package including flexible working hours and free parking and would love to hear from you if you think we could be the right company for you.
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More Information
- Address BB5, Church, Lancashire
