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