Buying Assistant
Job Introduction
- Buying Assistant (Jewellery)
- Buying & Merchandising
- Permanent
- 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday based in our offices in Lytham St Annes
- £23,130 per annum
- Closing date 8th December 2024
- Interviews: 1st stage from Thursday the 12th December
Our Jewellery Buying and Merchandise Team have an exciting opportunity to join our award winning family business as a Buying Assistant at our office in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.
As our new Jewellery Buying Assistant you will undertake day to day tasks such as maintaining range plans, creating stock orders and liaising with suppliers on deliveries to ensure stock is in the right place at the right time. In addition to this, the Buying Assistant will support our Jewellery Buyers with the development and curation of our Beaverbrooks jewellery collections to maximise sales.
Main Responsibilities
- Communicate with suppliers via phone/email, managing stock orders, delivery deadlines, and ensuring accuracy
- Support daily tasks, including data collection, range planning, performance analysis, and market research
- Collaborate with Buyers to analyse trends, build product strategies, and liaise with departments (Marketing, Retail, Finance)
- Work with the Merchandise Planner to meet departmental KPIs and foster strong supplier relationships
- Develop knowledge of systems, provide store support, and assist with ad-hoc tasks to improve company efficiency and profitability
- Strong commercial awareness and interest in jewellery/retail
About Beaverbrooks
Established in 1919, we have 88 locations across the UK. This includes 63 Beaverbrooks stores & 22 dedicated brand boutiques, including TAG Heuer, OMEGA, Breitling & Tudor. We also have 3 Loupe boutiques, with Rolex showrooms.
We’re a family business. And you can tell that when you get here. It feels like family. From the very smallest details to the big important things.
Our core purpose is to enrich lives. We aim to make a positive difference to the world we live in. This includes our colleagues, customers, suppliers & the wider community.
As a company – we’re true to our word. When we say we’re going to do something, we go all out to do it. And every individual is truly valued.
The awards we’ve been given as an employer speak volumes about what it’s like to work here, some of which are:
- UK's 3rd Best Large Company to Work For – Best Companies 2023 – based on employee feedback (We’ve been in the top 10 for the last 5 years)
- Retail's Best Company to Work For - Best Companies 2023
- 'Employer of the Year 2024’ - The UK Jewellery Awards
Amazing benefits for amazing people
They say you get out what you put in. And, at Beaverbrooks, our people put in so much.
In return, just some of the benefits we offer include:
- 28 days holidays (inc bank hols, pro rata)
- Contributory Pension & Life Assurance
- Outstanding colleague discounts, which extend to your family & friends
- Wellbeing scheme
- Employee & family support & counselling in partnership with the Retail Trust
- A variety of different schemes to help you support charities close to your heart
- Office profit share bonus
The Ideal Candidate
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Excellent market and commercial awareness
- Highly competent in Microsoft Excel and other Office programs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to build strong relationships with external and internal departments
- Highly organised, self-motivated and pro-active
- High attention to detail, level of numeracy, literacy & accuracy
- Flexible and adaptable
- Ability to prioritise tasks and take ownership
- Enthusiastic team player and able to work within a team
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
DESIRABLE SKILLS
- Passed Jet 1 and 2 (Certificate and Diploma)
- Microsoft NAV experience
Beaverbrooks - the hallmark of amazing people
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