Buying Assistant, Huddersfield

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Role: Buying Assistant

Salary: £25, DOE

Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

We're currently on the lookout for a Buying Assistant to join our dynamic Appliances team at our Huddersfield head office.

You'll be working closely with our team of Buyers and Assistant Buyers, providing invaluable support through a variety of reporting and administrative tasks.

This role offers more than just a job; it's a fantastic opportunity to expand your knowledge and kick-start your career in Buying. We’re offering a competitive salary of up to £25, per annum dependent on experience, along with a great range of benefits including healthcare cashback, staff discounts, holiday purchase scheme, and your birthday off after a year’s service.

Day-to-day responsibilities:

1. Support the buyers with all administrative tasks.
2. Keep up to date with product trends and promotional activity using benchmarking and competitor reviews.
3. Know your product range and spot gaps against your biggest competition.
4. Consistently review pricing and advise the buyers and suppliers on any potential opportunities to improve competitiveness.
5. Set up new products and ensure online content is up to date and easy for the customer to use.
6. Review sales weekly and support the buyer with data analysis.
7. Attend supplier and internal meetings – take meeting minutes and follow up notes when needed.
8. Keep range plans and system data up to date.

Our ideal candidate:

1. Great communication and organisation skills.
2. A commercial mindset, coupled with curiosity and analytical skills.
3. A positive attitude and resilience are key in our fast-paced and reactive business.
4. Previous experience as a Buyer's Assistant is a bonus, but by no means essential.
5. A good working knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.
6. Above all, you need to be self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously while supporting the wider team.

If this role resonates with you and your career aspirations, we want to hear from you!

Why work for us:

At Buy It Direct, we dare to be different. We've built this business from the ground up to become one of the UK's largest and fastest growing online retailers. We are proud of the products and services we provide across our six well recognised, award-winning online brands including Laptops Direct, Appliances Direct, Better Bathrooms and Furniture. We listen, learn and challenge the status quo, paying attention to the details that matter and want to delight our customers by putting them at the heart of what we do, to really understand what matters to them.

Hours: 39.5

Benefits: Healthcare cash plan, Free parking, Birthday off after a year, Holiday purchase scheme so you can get that work life balance, Staff discount scheme, Agile working, Autonomy to make a difference!