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Back Office / Data Entry
Senior Buying Admin Assistant 12 Month FTC
Back Office / Data Entry
#457756
Remote / WFH
Job Description
Job description
Description
Kurt Geiger About Us
We are an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We want to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. London is our home, our heartbeat, and we draw inspiration from the energy and spirit of the city; its diversity and creativity. For over fifty years our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers have been creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters. The rainbow is our signature. It represents the good energy and love we have for our community and the many ways we collectively express our individual style.
We Are One: For Love For Diversity For Change For Equality For Kindness For Freedom For Unity Against Racism
Responsibilities
• Raise PO for the department, maintain and amend throughout the product lifecycle and ensure accuracy on the system.
• Ensure product lists are set up correctly and updated on the system, based on changing deadlines. managing critical deadlines in planning and trading.
• Manage department's critical path, working with the Buyers to ensure the correct delivery date.
• General admin and filing for the department including invoices, product data and managing and sorting post and parcles.
• Manage department samples including chasing samples, sample storage and sample request across wholesale, marketing and photography
• Product for fit sessions and share comments with suppliers.
• Support the team in preparing for range meetings, including sample pulling and organising sign off documents when needed.
• Support Junior Buyer with approvals process, managing product storage, lab dips, yarn dips and bulk submissions.
• Carry out comp shops to develop knowledge of the current market and feedback to the team as necessary.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers
• Take part in in-store visits and provide detailed feedback to the Buyers and Merchandising team.
Requirements
• Previous experience within a Buying Admin role preferable (placement year or internship experience will be considered)
• Passionate about gaining experience and developing a career in Buying
• String MS Office skills, particularly Excel
• Proactive, hard-working & excellent at building relationships
• Self-motivated and highly organised
• Works confidently in team environment
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
Benefits
• Competitive basic salary
• Pension and life assurance
• Enviable discounts
• Gym Discounts
• Summer Hours - 3pm Friday finish
• Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
• RetailTrust support
• And so much more!
If you’re successful, you will work for a business which recognises that amazing people are the key to driving our business forward and fulfil our vision of being the world’s leading multi-channel retailer of luxury branded shoes and accessories. We are a fast-paced business where no two days are the same, so you will need to be adaptable; but we will reward your hard-work, commitment and loyalty with a fantastic benefits package and very real opportunities for progression.
We Are One: For Love For Diversity For Change For Equality For Kindness For Freedom Against Racism
Description
Kurt Geiger About Us
We are an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We want to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. London is our home, our heartbeat, and we draw inspiration from the energy and spirit of the city; its diversity and creativity. For over fifty years our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers have been creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters. The rainbow is our signature. It represents the good energy and love we have for our community and the many ways we collectively express our individual style.
We Are One: For Love For Diversity For Change For Equality For Kindness For Freedom For Unity Against Racism
Responsibilities
• Raise PO for the department, maintain and amend throughout the product lifecycle and ensure accuracy on the system.
• Ensure product lists are set up correctly and updated on the system, based on changing deadlines. managing critical deadlines in planning and trading.
• Manage department's critical path, working with the Buyers to ensure the correct delivery date.
• General admin and filing for the department including invoices, product data and managing and sorting post and parcles.
• Manage department samples including chasing samples, sample storage and sample request across wholesale, marketing and photography
• Product for fit sessions and share comments with suppliers.
• Support the team in preparing for range meetings, including sample pulling and organising sign off documents when needed.
• Support Junior Buyer with approvals process, managing product storage, lab dips, yarn dips and bulk submissions.
• Carry out comp shops to develop knowledge of the current market and feedback to the team as necessary.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers
• Take part in in-store visits and provide detailed feedback to the Buyers and Merchandising team.
Requirements
• Previous experience within a Buying Admin role preferable (placement year or internship experience will be considered)
• Passionate about gaining experience and developing a career in Buying
• String MS Office skills, particularly Excel
• Proactive, hard-working & excellent at building relationships
• Self-motivated and highly organised
• Works confidently in team environment
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
Benefits
• Competitive basic salary
• Pension and life assurance
• Enviable discounts
• Gym Discounts
• Summer Hours - 3pm Friday finish
• Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
• RetailTrust support
• And so much more!
If you’re successful, you will work for a business which recognises that amazing people are the key to driving our business forward and fulfil our vision of being the world’s leading multi-channel retailer of luxury branded shoes and accessories. We are a fast-paced business where no two days are the same, so you will need to be adaptable; but we will reward your hard-work, commitment and loyalty with a fantastic benefits package and very real opportunities for progression.
We Are One: For Love For Diversity For Change For Equality For Kindness For Freedom Against Racism
