Assistant Buyer
Manchester, Greater Manchester (with hybrid working - two days from home)
About Us
With a global network spanning the UK, mainland Europe and the USA, DOMU Brands is a growing eCommerce company. Our mission is to provide the highest quality products at competitive prices and outstanding service to every customer.
DOMU Brands is a part employee-owned company. We believe our people are our future and we want their voices to be heard. We're passionate about ensuring everyone feels included in our mission, direction, and success.
We are now looking for an Assistant Buyer to join our Buying Team and help drive the performance of our Home, Garden & DIY brands for a full-time, fixed-term contract of approximately 12 months to cover a period of maternity leave within the business.
What we offer:
- Salary of £24,000 - £27,000 per annum, dependant on experience
- 30 holiday days
- Employee shared financial rewards
- Tax-free company bonuses
- Hybrid home and office working for the best of both environments
- Regular department and company social events
- Employee recognition awards and celebration schemes
- Company sick pay
- Medi-cash Health Insurance
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme to support you
- Staff discount on our fantastic products
This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with experience of working in a buying function and a strong grasp of reacting to changes in demand, supply and logistics to join our growing company.
You'll have the chance to gain experience across our buying function as well as independently manage your own product range, enhancing your professional profile and building upon your knowledge!
So, if you're ready to develop your skill set with support from a diverse, multi-skilled and exceptionally talented team, we want to hear from you.
The Role
As an Assistant Buyer, you will support the Buyer in the procurement of a large range of products to sell online.
Specifically, you'll support the Buyer with their duties, including the creation and maintenance of category buying plans, undertaking regular contact with suppliers, managing the data input for the critical paths and liaising with other internal departments.
Undertaking market research and competitor analysis of the online market, you'll support the Buyer to ensure Marketing are correctly briefed regarding new items and that content is accurate.
Additionally, you will:
- Organise and maintain a sample tracker for inbound product samples
- Liaise with the QA Department to ensure that quality is maintained
- Independently manage your own product range and its performance against set financial targets
- Attend UK and potentially European trade shows, depending on business requirements, with the Buyer
- Work cross-functionally with other members of the category team (such as Quality or Shipping & Logistics)
About You
To be considered as an Assistant Buyer, you will need:
- Experience of working in a buying function
- The ability to understand and react to changes in demand, supply and logistics
- Strong negotiation, influencing and persuasion skills
- Strong administrative skills
- Critical path workflow and management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field
Exposure to Far East sourcing and importing would be beneficial, as would a retail or eCommerce background. However, these are not essential.
Other organisations may call this role Junior Buyer, New Goods Buying Assistant, Purchasing Assistant, Buyer, Assistant Merchandiser, or Buying Assistant.
Domu Brands is an equal opportunities employer, is 100% committed to creating jobs within the UK, and highly values a diverse workforce.
So, if you're looking for the chance to develop skills as an Assistant Buyer, please apply! This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.