Buying Admin Assistant

Buying Admin Assistant Coventry, England

Sainsburys
Full Time Coventry, England 21000 - 22560 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Buying Admin Assistant

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Our Buying teams on General Merchandise are key to delivering our ‘brands that deliver’ retail priority. We’re a friendly team who love all things buying! Our buying teams are responsible for delivering our exciting and ambitious growth plans, offering our customers a great range of products, at a great price, through our multi-channel business.


We absolutely see the value in allowing our colleagues working flexibly and that’s why our way of working policy allows you to maintain a great work/life balance and gives you the opportunity to make your hours work for you, with plenty of opportunity to work from home.


You’ll be providing comprehensive administrative support to the buying team ensuring that tasks are undertaken accurately and to company timescales to drive overall performance in the business unit. You’ll be a part of implementing promotional plans for the category, and support analysis of customer reviews and competitor pricing.


As a Buying Admin Assistant you’ll:

  • Review competitor pricing and make recommendations to maintain our competitive position
  • Create category SKUs and maintain data integrity in line with company targets
  • Adhere to buying milestones within the critical path to ensure on time launches and feedback as appropriate to the team
  • Confirm product detail and administration post sign off to suppliers in line with the critical path
  • Liaise with suppliers to chase samples and key information
  • Prepare approvals for Senior Buyer/Buyer/Assistant Buyer and send to supplier
  • Conduct competitor shop reports and feedback to the team

Our Buying team would love to see:

  • Strong numerical skills – ability to analyse and interpret data from a range of sources
  • Knowledge of excel and word
  • Great stakeholder management
  • Excellent admin and organisational ability
  • Interest in commerciality
  • You are adaptable to fast changing environments
  • Knowledge of market trends, competitor environment, and target customer

Why Sainsbury’s?

Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals.

As well as a great work-life balance, lots of on-the-job training and endless opportunities, click here for more detail on our benefits: https://sainsburys.jobs/working-for-us/benefits/


Primary Location

GB-GB-Coventry

Work Locations

Coventry Store Support Centre - Ansty Park and Home Sainsbury's Store Support Centre Draken Drive Ansty ParkAnsty Coventry CV7 9RD

Job

Buying

Schedule

Full-time
Advertised Salary Competitive plus benefits

Buying Admin Assistant
Sainsburys

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
Simon Roberts
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Grocery Stores
1869
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