Buying Administrator

Are you looking to start a career in buying or a graduate looking for your first commercial office role? As Buying Administrator you will be joining an established and growing catalogue and web-based brand, located just outside Oxford.

Offering a starting salary of up to circa£26,000, Monday to Friday office hours and a hybrid of office (3 days) and WFH, the company who offer a lifestyle range, including clothing and accessories.

The role is full time and permanent.

They have a friendly, supportive and collaborative culture working well together to achieve excellent results.

Purpose of the role:
To support the Buying team in managing the selection and production processes for the catalogue.

Key Responsibilities for the Buying Administrator Role:

• Filing all invoices for ordering, logging and returning samples from suppliers


• Organising samples for selection, photo shoots, logging all items on excel


• Accurately recording information managing all administration related to product selected


• Writing detailed product descriptions for the Buyer to use in web and catalogue copy


• Organising all pack ups for photo shoots


• Logging details of all books and stationery


• Creating a bank of images for website and catalogue


• Checking copy information for website matches and catalogues


• Dealing with any customer or warehouse queries to resolve any quality issues or providing additional information.
  
  


• Checking catalogue layouts and proofs ensuring all correct products are listed


• General admin support

Key Skills Required for the Buying Administrator Role:

• Detail orientated


• Organised, used to working to deadlines


• Confident communicator


• Work well under pressure and able to multitask


• Adaptable in a changing environment


• Strong IT skills, particularly excel


• Able to work on own initiative


• Own transport essential, due to remote location

What's in it for you?

• A starting salary of circa £26,000


• Working as part of a supportive and collaborative team


• Training progression and personal development


• Standard office hours Monday - Friday


• Hybrid working


• 20 days holiday increasing with each year to a max of 25