Buying Assistant

I am currently recruiting for a Buying Assistant to join a well-established and successful UK Food retailer to join the team based within their Midlands head office. You will be responsible for assisting the Buying Team to ensure continued growth within the category. As a Buying Assistant, you will need to be driven and dynamic and thrive working in a fast-paced retail environment.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Providing support to the Buying department
• Creating new product listings on the system
• Raising and inputting supplier invoices
• Assisting in collating promotional information from suppliers to build the promotional pack for each category.
• Collating and inputting supplier information
• Work cross functionally with Buying & logistics to ensure departmental relationships are maintained.
• Liaising with internal customers, suppliers and other departments
• Reviewing pricing & analysing figures within Excel
• Maintaining data records and files

Key requirement for the role;

• Experience of Buying Assistant within a retail / FMCG environment desirable
• Highly accurate with a good attention to detail
• Ability to manage a varied workload with conflicting deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise effectively at all levels.
• Good level of education – degree is preferable.
• Excellent understanding of all MS Office products specifically Excel

In return they are offering a fantastic working environment so if you think you have the right experience as a Buying Assistant or strong Administrative skills and want to be given the opportunity to develop your career, then get in touch and apply today.

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