Buying Assistant - Watford
- Employer
- Poundland
- Location
- Watford, Hertfordshire
- Salary
- Competitive Plus Benefits
- Closing date
- 22 May 2018
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- Sector
- Retail jobs, Retail Sales
- Job Type
- Full Time
Who are we ?
PEP&CO, Britain's fastest-growing family fashion phenomenon, offer a full range of women's, men's and kids' fashion, with prices starting from as little as £1.
Currently launched in over 250 locations around the UK, Pep & Co have huge expansion plans with further shop in shops within its sister company Poundland.
Why work for us ?
This role will be based in our PEP & CO Head Office in Watford.
Filled with our vibrant and can-do team, it’s the heart of our company, which showcases our passion and determination to deliver the best we can for our customers: best service, best fashion, and best prices.
Working at PEP&CO Head Office is an exciting chance to be at the centre of a dynamic company who value individual ideas and encourage everyone to get stuck in and work together to make PEP&CO a success.
Job role
As a Buying Assistant you will ensure the smooth running of department by providing key administrative support and trend information.
What you’ll be doing
- Managing the critical path to maintain delivery deadlines whilst producing a commercially viable product
- Organising and attending fit sessions, sending all relevant comments to Suppliers
- Raising Buyers worksheets and Supplier contracts
- Raising label order forms and liaising with packaging and label Suppliers
- Checking gold seals match specifications
- Maintaining sample library
- Preparing samples for sign-off meetings
- Managing the weekly and daily diary for the department
- Keeping up to date with the weekly sales reports
- Forging strong communication channels with stores, making regular visits
- Building strong relationships with the merchandising team, technical team and senior management team
- Liaising with PR to ensure samples are available for and returned from all press events
- Analysing customer buying patterns and trend forecasting through research and competitor shopping
What skills and experience will you need ?
- A fashion related degree is disrable and some relevant work experience as a Buying Assistant from interning or completing a placement year
- A full understanding of the B&M Lifecycle
- A good eye for detail
- Able to translate the latest trends into commercial products suitable for our customer
- Excellent written and verbal communication
About You
- You thrive in a fast paced environment
- You have an excellent eye for trends and can interpret these trends for our customer
- You are accurate and have great attention to detail
- You are excellent at managing your time, well organised and flexible in your approach
- You thrive working under pressure and display high levels of energy and a can do attitude
- You are professional in your approach and love working as part of a team but can also work well independently
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