• £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!