Zusammenfassung der Ressource
P1-The role of buying admin
assistant by Lois Holness
- Lifestyle
- Fast paced, very hectic
- Socialiable, fun, exciting
- Daily duties
- Colllect all product information to
create files which will include:
material suppliers, product
specifications
- General database administration, include
inputting customer facing online product
attributes for new SKUs (stock keeping
units)
- Critical path, tracking production schedules and
collecting all documentation for timely product
releases.
- Personality
- Ability to adapt to an
ever changing environment
and prioritize workload
accordingly
- A passion for retail,
upcoming design
trends and styles
- Hands on,
self-motivated and
pro-active approach to
working
- Who they work with
- Junior buyer
- Assistant buyer
- Buyer
- Manafacturers
- Suppliers
- The BAA works alongside them assisting them with
each task which needs to be completed using critical
path to make this is completed efficiently to make sure
products are sold to maximum effect.
- Merchandisers
- Garment Tech
- skills and attributes
- Ability to adapt to an ever
changing environment and
prioritize workload accordingly
- Fluency in
English, both
verbal and
written
- Strong analytical
skills with great
attention to detail
- Experience required
- Ideal but not essential experience with
buying skills and understanding of the
buying process
- Excellent experience
working with Excel,
Power Point and Word
- Good
communication and
organisational skills
- Career opportunities
- The next steps would to be to progress through the
roles to a assistant buyer,buyer,head of buying ect
responsibilities increase along with pressure but also the
salary