Buying Admin Assistant - 1 month - London

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Buying Admin Assistant - 1 month- London

Buying Admin Assistant - 1 month - LondoThe location of the role is Paddington, London (can be fully remote / hybrid remote working).The duration of the role is 1 month. (potential for temp to perm)The pay rate on offer is £15 per hour.The client is an iconic, multinational high street retailer.Key accountabilitiesSupport the Buyer & Assistant Buyer by developing a clear understanding of the business' customer, ensuring the segments and demographics needs are understood and put at the heart of the product offer developedSupport the Buyer & Assistant Buyer working with Design to interpret and adapt to market trends and direction, ensuring that the conceptual range developed is differentiating and targeted to the needs of the customer through compiling and presenting competitor shops.Contribute as an active member of the Buying team to work within a commercially focussed cultureTo support the Assistant Buyer with the co-ordination and development of product Tech Packs to ensure they are delivered complete and on time to minimise sampling lead timesTo work with the Buyer & Assistant Buyer to ensure the departmental critical path is met, providing support to the buying and product development process and contributing to the management of the production critical pathManage the sample and product management process on a daily basis and ensuring that the floor / product rooms are tidy and compliant with H&S requirementsWork in collaboration with Sourcing Offices globally to help develop appropriate supply routes enabling the Department to react to trade.To support the Assistant Buyer with the co-ordination and preparation for range for sign off and systemic elements of the buying process, ensuring the timely completion of the relevant systemic approvals and processesWork with the Assistant Buyer to analyse historical sales in line with trends and design direction to manage product mix parameters including price architecture, colour balance, shape and margin to deliver a highly commercial and balanced rangeTo liaise with press, marketing, retail, ecom, international and other external functions to support business prioritiesTo support the Buyer & Assistant Buyer with the development and sourcing of packagingKey skills and experienceEither Buying experience with a retailer or alternatively experience within a retail environmentPassion for products and desire to learn about the brand and customerHighly organised with attention to detail when performing tasks, ability to anticipate and manage problems, with an ability to prioritise and escalate where necessarySystems experience or a clear demonstration of the ability to learn to use systems quicklyGood communication skills; communicating clearly using phone, email, VC etc.Knowledge of, or strong desire to learn about the end to end Buying process to take responsibility for Critical Path ManagementProactive in agreeing to take workload away from assistant buyer where appropriateA digital and global mind-set that supports the growth of international and online business