Buyers Admin Assistant Job Profile

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Job description

The job role of the Buyers Admin Assistant is a highly administrative role within the fashion buying team, providing essential support to their Assistant Buyer, Buyer and Senior Buyer.

The Buyers Admin Assistant’s responsibility is to ensure the smooth running of the critical path through the whole fashion buying cycle. Whether the product is womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, fashion accessories, footwear, lingerie or homeware the job role remains the same.

The duties of the Buyers Admin Assistant includes:

Placing purchase orders

Creating and maintaining the critical path

Attending fit sessions,

Competitive shops analysis

Maintenance of the sample library

Racking up samples,

Creating fashion trend boards for buying meetings.

Ad hoc duties are also an essential daily part of the Buyers Admin Assistant job role as you are providing full administrative support to the fashion buying team.

Skills 

Have excellent communication skills

Good time management

Self motivator

Experience working with Microsoft packages such as Word and Excel