Buyers Admin Assistant - Swimwear

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About Us

At New Look, our mission is to help people look good and feel great. When it comes to people who work for us, we want individuals to express themselves in an environment where change and new ideas are celebrated. This is because we truly believe every person who works here contributes to our future and where we go.

Responsibilities

Order Raising
•Completing order attributes accurately
•Raising orders accurately and amending purchase orders
•Dealing with issues arising with orders both internally and externally
•Co-ordinating barcode process with suppliers & “METO”
•Inputting orders onto critical path
•Action any order amendments under direction from the B&M team
•Support commitment through weekly team updates
•Issuing commitment enquiries to suppliers
•Managing critical path with suppliers and buyers

Sample Management
•Processing samples received (fits, development, shoots/meetings)
•Labelling, logging, organising and filing samples including press and bought
•Preparing samples for best sellers using the “Top profit earners report”
•Collating and preparing meeting samples
•Maintaining department range and samples
•Maintaining fit spread sheet
•Driving the press sample process to ensure that the department offer is fully potentialised

Product Awareness
•On-going familiarity of the competition’s product range
•Basic understanding of “Monday Figure Pack”
•Completing and reporting back on NL store visits and competitor shops

Department Support
•Receiving and Sending post
•Dealing with telephone queries and faxing
•Proactively dealing with department queries both internally and externally

Essential and Desirable Skills
•Commercial understanding of the high street market and an interest in this product area
•Any previous work experience completed in a buying department is desirable
•PC literate - Excel, Word, Access
•Confident communicator
•Team Player
•Time management
•Resilient
•Self-motivated
•Fashion aware
•Accuracy
•Presentation skills

Minimum level of education or Qualifications
•Educated to Degree level, ideally Fashion related