Job Description
Buying Admin Assistant
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Accrington, Lancashire
Salary - Competitive + Benefits
Fixed-Term (12 months)
About us
Now part of the Fraser Group, Studio Retail Ltd are one of the largest online value retailers in the UK, providing a personal shopping service to over 1.9 million customers each year through our award-winning App. And studio.co.uk and ace.co.uk websites.
Our product range is huge, with over 60,000 different products covering clothing & footwear, electrical, household, textile, bedding, furniture, nursery products, 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. Our colleagues say they work here because of our people and customers, and we offer everyone the opportunity to develop and progress.
Our customers are at the heart of everything that we do. We're currently undertaking a digital transformation program that will deliver the best service to our customers and our colleagues, to make us the leading online value retailer in the UK.
About the Opportunity
Note that this role can either be buying admin or merchandise admin skills as the role will work across administration tasks in either function depending on business need
As Buying Admin Assistant you will be responsible for:
Providing the administrative support that delivers the critical path for all category products.
Work effectively with internal colleagues and external suppliers to meet the critical path deadlines.
Raising POs and excel based work
Who are we looking for?
This is a great opportunity for an ambitious individual, keen to join a business going through significant transformation.
As Buying Admin Assistant you will have:
Experience of working in an administration function
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?
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 a hybrid model 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.