The JD Group is now recruiting for a Merchandise Admin Assistant (MAA) to join our Bury Head Office, within the JD Sports Fashion fascia. The MAA is responsible/reports to the Senior MAA.
Looking to start a career in Merchandising? Looking for a Merchandise Admin Assistant role complementing your analytical skills and your passion for numbers? All within a company that wants to help you build your professional career?
If all the answers to these questions are ‘yes’, then you’re the person we’re looking for to join our Merchandising team!
As an MAA, you will create and maintain purchase orders and data and act as a support function to the Merchandising team to achieve optimum efficiency and help maximise profitability across all channels. A great opportunity to start your career in merchandising.
Responsibilities:
* Create and maintain purchase orders on the JD system within a specific product area.
* Check and ensure all purchase orders are received by supplier and filed correctly.
* Review all costs, selling prices and VAT within a specific product file, prior to receipt, highlighting to Merchandiser/Assistant Merchandiser and amending as directed.
* Amend pre-allocations as directed by Merchandiser/Assistant Merchandiser.
* Produce price amendments as directed by Merchandiser/Assistant Merchandiser and communicate to Retail.
* Establish collaborative working relationships within teams and across functions.
The ideal candidate:
* Passionate about JD, its brands and customer.
* Analytical and passionate about numbers.
* Systems driven, proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office software.
* Highly organised and strong attention to detail.
* A good communicator able to build relationships with stakeholders and to work across teams.
* Able to take ownership of your work and use your initiative to deliver on your key responsibilities.
* Good teamwork skills, being able to work collaboratively to reach a common goal, sharing information and supporting colleagues.
* Positive, flexible, and responsive to business needs.
* Curious with a continuous learning mindset.
Team Structure:
Here at JD, the Merchandising team structure is organised into various departments. Each of the departments have a strong focus in certain areas, such as Apparel, Footwear and Accessories.
There are many opportunities to grow within the different areas and there are also training and development plans in place to support and mentor you in your personal and professional career.
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