Buyers Assistant

• Permanent Fulltime Opportunity
• Attractive Salary Package

About Our Client

Our Client is a leading manufacturer and marketer of furniture across Australia and internationally.

Job Description

Responsibility 1 - Ensuring that samples arrive in time for catalogue / website photographyWork standard

1. Working closely with the buyer to ensure that all photography samples arrive in time for catalogue and website photography.
2. Ensure that photography samples are labelled correctly and tracked.
3. 0% errors with catalogues across all 3 departments.
4. Inform the relevant local suppliers a month in advance of advertised lines.
5. Send monthly sales through to the relevant local suppliers.
6. Maintain the products sample room and office area, ensuring it is tidy.

Responsibility 2 - Completing all Product advice forms for Kids, Storage and Office categoriesWork standard

1. Ensuring that all spec sheets are filled out correctly by suppliers.
2. Completing the Product sheet in a timely and accurate manner.
3. Ensure all timber product has the correct accompanying timber compliance forms.
4. Checking barcodes, carton markings and reviewing AI's.
5. Work closely with the buyer to ensure that the biannual range reviews are conducted successfully, with all the relevant data and analysis.

Responsibility 3 - Obsoleting sku'sWork standard

1. Monthly review of statuses, ensuring sku's are made obsolete by working with IT and Retail Op's
2. Ensure all suppliers, are informed as and when statuses are changed
3. Maintain the Product range plans and price changes
4. Regularly provide Run Out sku listings to Retail Op's to ensure the regular sell through of exiting sku's

Responsibility 4 - Team and supplier communicationWork standard

1. Interact positively with the Buying and Quality team to achieve seamless introduction of new products.
2. Respond to all store enquiries and suggestions in a proactive and positive manner and ensure additional enquiries are passed through to the appropriate team member or department.
3. Respond to all store emails that come through on the products email for Kids, Office and Storage categories (within 24hrs)
4. Screen all product submissions from new suppliers and tactfully handle rejections.

The Successful Applicant

• Administration Experience
• MS Excel and Office Skills
• Time Management Skills
• Customer Focus / Customer Service Experience
• Attention to Detail
• Confident and Driven Attitude

What's on Offer

• Permanent Opportunity
• Attractive Salary
• 4 days in the office Monday to Thursday, one day from home Friday
• Parking on site
• After 3 months you get 25% off in store products
• Annual Discretionary bonus based on business and candidate performance