£26,000 - £30,000 DOE Surrey We are looking for a BAA / Buyers Admin Assistant to join a successful and thriving business with a global customer base. In this role you will work alongside a talented team, ensuring that that you are purchasing the best quality products at the best price, whilst ensuring that target margins are being met. This is a great company to work for who offer huge opportunities for growth & progression.The successful candidate will have some previous experience working in a purchasing, buying or supply chain coordination function within a wholesale environment, and be keen to grow and develop within this area. Ideally you will have some experience working alongside global suppliers, but a positive outlook and proactive approach are key Duties in this BAA / Buyers Admin Assistant role include: Providing support to the buying team in sourcing goods and materials from international suppliers Working closely with suppliers on a daily basis, build strong relationships Raising purchase orders and placing orders with suppliers in the UK, Europe, and Far East Raising and processing purchase orders for retail customers Work with the Sales and Design teams to ensure suppliers have all the necessary information for planned orders, to enable production and deliveries to progress efficiently Manage and maintain department critical paths, involving chasing relevant suppliers and communicating any changes to the relevant team Checking packaging artwork to ensure agreement with ingredient lists and safety data sheets Plan and arrange deliveries from port to warehouse and to ensure timely arrivals Monitoring deliveries, following the goods through Customs clearance Manage and maintain shipping and product trackers Proforma’s and order confirmations Sample management The successful BAA / Buyers Admin Assistant will have: Some buying, purchasing, merchandising or supply chain experience within a wholesale environment Experience working with global factories would be ideal Strong communication skills, with the ability to form excellent working relationships both internally and externally, domestic and oversees Proactive person, who thrives in a fast-paced role and busy working environment Some knowledge of critical paths and product development timelines an advantage Flexible, driven, numeric and highly organised Brilliant multi-tasker with the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously Solid Excel and MS Office skills A flexible approach with a positive outlook, and a team player