Job Description BUYING ADMIN ASSISTANT Contract: Full-time (5 days a week, Monday - Friday) Hybrid working: 2 days in the office per week We're looking for a detail-oriented Buying Admin Assistant to join our Buying team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys working with product data, improving processes and using technology to ensure our customers always see accurate product information across our websites, while also bringing a genuine interest in homewares. Join our group of award-winning brands, established for over 30 years and spanning multiple e-commerce platforms. we help them make memories. Through our flagship brands The Wedding Shop, The Wedding Present Company and Prezola, we help engaged couples build their dream gift lists with an obsessive focus on gold star customer service at every touch point: from our luxury showrooms to our cutting edge tech platforms. We have then expanded our portfolio to include leading online bridal publication Rock My Wedding and launched the lifestyle shopping destination The Homeware Outlet and baby gifting platform LittleList. While our Buyers continue to source new brands and collections to keep our brands on trend and unique to our competitors, there is an urgency to ensure that these products are available on our site and to our couples as soon as possible. The successful candidate will have a keen eye for detail and will have advanced MS Excel skills that enable them to help manage our product database and ensure pricing, margins and product updates are accurately and efficiently updated. Maintaining accurate product, brand and collection information within our product management system in a timely manner, employing impeccable attention to detail in relation to all product information. Set up new products efficiently using AI-assisted tools while ensuring all product data is accurate and complete. Assisting the Buying team to strategically manage the re-organisation of the product database for commercial reasons. Owning the database quality management process, carrying out spot-checks and running reports to identify and rectify any pricing, product information or upload errors. Work with other departments to help resolve cross-functional queries, including Purchasing, Sales, Customer Care, Ecom and Marketing. Supporting the Buying team with ad hoc projects, including building competitor comp shops, preparing trade reports and conducting trend analysis to help inform commercial decisions Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP) Experience managing large volumes of data Experience with product information management systems, Netsuite is a plus Power BI knowledge Working across a portfolio of award-winning ecommerce brands, including The Wedding Shop, Prezola, and The Wedding Present Company. ~ Exposure to a wide range of teams including Purchasing, Marketing, Ecommerce and Sales. ~ Flexible working options and a beautiful, dog-friendly West London office. ~ Regular team socials and a fun, inclusive company culture. ~23 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays, increasing with length of service. ~ Birthday Leave. ~ Option to purchase additional discounted holiday. ~ Cycle to Work scheme. ~ Employee discount scheme with access to over 300 premium brands, including The White Company, Le Creuset, Soho Home, Emma Bridgewater, Garden Trading, Neom and many more. ~ Discounted private healthcare.
