Purchasing Administrator

As Purchasing Administrator you'll be at the heart of our purchasing and logistics team, managing purchase orders, keeping inventory accurate, coordinating with suppliers and ensuring our products move smoothly into the business. This is an entry-level role and the wonderful purchasing and logistics team will provide you with full training. This position is ideal for someone with some experience in administrative tasks, who is organised, detail-focused, and confident in Excel.

You’ll reconcile reports, track stock, maintain supplier records and support the team in keeping our collections ready for every occasion. Your work behind the scenes will make a real impact, keeping our business running efficiently and helping us deliver our beautiful products that make memories that little bit extra special. If you’re proactive, enjoy working with Excel, take pride in your work, and love being part of a busy environment, this could be the perfect role for you.

This role is a fixed term contract until Friday 4th September 2026. The role is Monday - Friday 9am-5pm. You’ll enjoy working predominantly from our stunning Head Office as well as enjoying the exciting buzz of our friendly Warehouse in Banbury, Oxfordshire three times a week on average with the flexibility to work from home for the remaining two days. To support your training, you may be asked to work full time in the office until you feel confident enough with tasks to work from home.

HOW YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE

• Checking and reconciling daily inventory and purchasing reports to ensure accuracy across systems and departments.
• Creating and placing purchase orders with suppliers, maintaining all related data in the system, and updating order dates to reflect changes in production or shipping schedules.
• Coordinating with suppliers to communicate requirements, expectations, and order updates, while ensuring all product and order information is obtained, accurate, and shared internally.
• Managing inbound goods by checking and creating inbound shipments in the system, and supporting the logistics coordinator by collating, checking, and saving shipping documents, as well as ensuring freight and landed costs are correctly assigned.
• Controlling stock by conducting counts, reviewing warehouse and print room consumables, and submitting counts and order proposals to the junior supply chain manager.
• Maintaining accurate supplier records, pricing, lead times, and purchasing data within the ERP system.
• Monitoring supplier performance and escalating delays, non-conformances, or quality issues as required.
• Producing purchasing reports, KPIs, and analysis to support the wider department.

THE TALENT YOU’LL BRING

• Experience in a similar administrative role.
• Excellent organisation skills.
• Good communication skills within department, business and with external business partners.
• Self-driven "can do attitude".
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Confident using Excel.

PERFECTLY PACKAGED

• A salary of circa £25,500 FTE.
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 with length of service.
• A broad benefits package including our staff favourite - a very generous staff discount across both our brands.
• Opportunities to make an impact as well as learn and develop further.
• An innovative and friendly workplace with a team we’re proud to be part of.

We strive to be the best in our field, and we know that happens by hiring a diverse team and encouraging everyone to be their authentic selves when working with us. We don’t hire based on cultures, preferences, or personalities - it’s what you bring to the team that counts. We are always striving to improve our way of working to be more inclusive, diverse and equal, including encouraging all team members to bring their ideas to the table as we know this is key to our continued success.