Job Description
Position: Buying Administrator
Salary: £12.99 p/h
Contract: Temporary - until end of May. Could be extended
Location: Coventry CV7 - Hybrid - Office day Wednesdays
Working Shifts: Monday to Friday, 37 hours a week, 9-5pm
Coventry Reed Specialist Recruitment are delighted to be representing one of the largest chains of supermarkets in the UK
Our client is looking for a Buying Admin Assistant, to help support the Buying team.
Administrative Assistant duties include:
- Provide full administrative support to the existing Buying Administrator and wider buying team
- Assist with promo setup, ensuring all promotional data is accurate and uploaded on time
- Maintain and update sample trackers
- Keep accurate logs of deadlines and key milestones
- Attend weekly check-in meetings to ensure tasks are on track
- Complete PI (Product Information) checks, including images and product details
- Cross-check documents against each other for accuracy and consistency
- Approve artwork following internal checks
- Manage COSHH information and catalogue (CAT) numbers
- Update mainframes and internal systems with new supplier, product, and range information
- Carry out product amendments, clearance activity, and canvassing tasks
- Work on tile/range imagery - ensuring the right images are placed in the correct templates or boxes
- Coordinate product and image information so it is well-presented in Excel
- Use creativity to enhance product presentation and layout
- Conduct light market observation to identify what competitors are doing differently
Administrative Assistant person specification:
Essential-
- Confident communicator
- Buying Admin Experience or someone with a creative flare
- High attention to detail skills is vital
- Be able to work in a VERY fast paced environment
- Previous admin experience essential
- Intermediate Excel skills advantageous
- Demonstrate strong organisational skills, good memory, and full task ownership without relying on others
- Be quick to learn new systems and processes
This would suit someone who is task driven, self sufficient and a great team player.
Apply today and a Reed representative will guide you through the next steps of your application.
Buying, merch, retail, administrator, administration, data entry
