Cole Beauty is hiring an Assistant Buyer. You'll own the buying administration across all four of our brands — and alongside it, start taking on the commercial work. You'll work directly with our Buyer, and with suppliers, manufacturers and freight forwarders in the UK and overseas. If you're currently doing buying admin and finding the remit tighter than you'd like, this is the widening. There's full training, with a documented process guide for every part of the role, and a clear route on to Buyer. Owning the day-to-day buying administration across four brands: purchase orders, deliveries, supplier follow-ups, trackers and product data. Building cost sheets, and working out landed costs and margins. Turning weekly sales data into buying insight — spotting what's selling and what isn't, and feeding that into what we buy next. Arranging international shipments end to end: sourcing and comparing freight quotes, and recommending the option you'd pick. Working with our contract manufacturers and third-party logistics partners to keep production and stock moving. Keeping projects on the critical path, and raising anything that looks at risk early. Around one to two years in buying, merchandising, supply chain or similar. If you've been doing buying admin and you're ready for more responsibility, that's exactly the profile. A lot of this job is data, and it needs to be right. Comfortable with numbers — building a cost comparison, working out a margin, and explaining what it means. Confident in Excel. Nice to have, not essential: experience in beauty, personal care, FMCG or gifting · an ERP system, ideally NetSuite · exposure to international shipping and customs paperwork 26,000–£29,000 , depending on experience ~75% staff discount across all four brands ~25 days holiday , plus bank holidays ~ Company bonus ~ Full training, and a documented process guide for every part of the role. ~ On-site parking, Cheadle. About Cole Beauty Cole Beauty was founded in 2007 by Tracy Mort MBE, and makes bath, body and home products under four brands: We work closely with English suppliers and keep our supply chain as local as we can, which means real visibility over how our products get made. Our buying function covers the whole product journey — first idea, development, production, finished stock arriving in the warehouse.
Buyers Assistant Buyers Assistant in Cheadle employer: Cole Beauty Limited
Cole Beauty is an exceptional employer for those looking to grow in the buying field, offering a dynamic work environment where you can take ownership of buying administration across multiple brands. With comprehensive training, a clear progression path to becoming a Buyer, and generous benefits including a 75% staff discount and 25 days holiday, employees are supported in their professional development while enjoying a collaborative culture. Located in Cheadle, you'll have the opportunity to work closely with suppliers and be directly involved in the product journey, making your contributions impactful and rewarding.
