Buying Assistant (Commercial Assistant)
Supporting the Commercial Lead in managing Retailers and new product development.
We are looking for an experienced Buying Admin or a current Assistant Buyer who is seeking a new opportunity or challenge, with a stronger preference for the more creative product development side.
Main Tasks Include:
1. Sample Management: Preparing samples for meetings and general sample organization.
2. General Administration: Sending parcels and preparing information for the team, including artwork briefs, quote sheets, sample sheets, and design tasks. Preparing files for business trips.
3. Comp Shopping: Identifying new opportunities related to existing products, ranges, or new brands, focusing product development targeted to the existing supply base and specific markets, such as UK customers, the European market, and Australia.
4. Project Tracker: Assisting in managing the project tracker to streamline the flow of work opportunities in the business.
5. Customer Needs Assistance: Fostering client relationships through appropriate communication, both internally and externally. Gathering necessary information for customer inquiries from our supply base.
6. Preparation for Customer Meetings: Gathering samples, dimensions, and weights to provide accurate product quotes, enabling the commercial lead to have all necessary information for sales discussions.
7. Follow-Up After Meetings: Packing down and photographing all lines of interest, logging key points and actions to the team, noting immediate opportunities as well as potential future opportunities to revisit.
8. Working with Factories/Supply Base: General communication, requesting samples and costs.
9. Travel: There will be plenty of travel opportunities.
Option to work from home one day a week in line with business needs.
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