Buying Admin Assistant - Furniture/Lighting
Job Title
The Role: Buying Admin Assistant
Reports To: Buyer
Hours of Work: Full time
Location: Heal's Head Office
About Heal's
Heal’s has been designing, making and selling quality furniture for more than two centuries. Starting out as bed-makers in 1810, Heal’s has been at the forefront of some of the most influential interior design trends of the past 150 years, from Arts and Crafts in the 1890s to Bauhaus Modernism in the 1930s and the Scandinavian Design wave of the 1950s.
The people at Heal’s are as passionate today as they’ve always been about pushing the boundaries of outstanding contemporary design.
The Home of Design since 1810, Heal’s still champions core values of Good Design, Well Made, and simple and honest Craftsmanship.
About the role
Job purpose
We are looking for a ‘hand’s-on’ Buying Assistant to support our Furniture/Lighting Buyers at Heal’s Head Office. This is a great opportunity to kick start your Buying career with a prestigious furniture brand.
Your key accountabilities will include:
- On time and accurate product set up, E-com uploads, price changes and NAV maintenance
- Managing pricing and invoice queries to maximise margin potential
- Sample management including for sign offs, photo shoots, press shows and dealing with Press and Marketing requests,
- Provide additional administrative and practical support and assistance to the Buyers as needed
What You'll Bring
Key Skills & Experience
- Fluent in English both verbal and written
- Capable of working to tight deadlines, in a fast-paced environment
- Highly analytical & numerical skills as well as great attention to detail
- Excellent knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and Word; NAV is ideal but not essential
- Practical, a logical thinker and a confident communicator with excellent admin skills
- Able to work independently and prioritise tasks
- Being confident with a positive ‘can do’ attitude
- Maintaining excellent attendance and time keeping standards
- Working well as part of a team with colleagues and management
- Experience of working in a retail head office, ideally within buying, desirable