Type
Full Time
Location
Head Office, Richmond VIC 3121
Provincial Home Living is seeking a skilled Buying Admin Assistant to join our energetic and friendly Head office team. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a clear-thinking individual with a passion for furniture and homewares.
Our Buying team operates in a small, dynamic setting. We collaborate with the wider Marketing, Visual Merchandising, and Retail teams to deliver a range of products that meet our brand’s unique aesthetic and financial objectives. We are proud of the timeless products we source then bring to life.
The Buying Admin Assistant is the backbone of the Buying team. Your key strengths are your faultless organisational skills and your innate ability to build relationships. Working across 5 categories, this is a hands-on role requiring excellent time management practice - prioritising tasks will be the key to your success.
Key Responsibilities
General administration support across all categories - Furniture, Home Decorative, Kitchen, Top of Bed, Bathroom
Updating all product data specs from new line registration to placing purchase orders
Co-ordinating the sampling process and communicating packaging requirements
Maintaining daily offshore production schedule to meet critical path timelines
Managing samples for internal photoshoots and online advertising
Communicating and documenting all quality issues to suppliers
Communicating internally with key departments including Visual Merchandising, Finance, Retail Support, Warehouse, and Marketing
Liaising with our growing offshore supplier network throughout South East Asia and Europe
Key Skills
Exceptional time management, organisational and communication skills
Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
Ability to troubleshoot and understand the commercial impact external forces can have on a vertical retail business
Ability to analyse and interpret data
Experience as an assistant in a category or buying capacity
Knowledge of têxtile and furniture construction will be an enormous advantage however not a necessity
Tertiary qualifications in a business related discipline recommended
**Benefits**:
Generous Employee Discount
A Family Company - Joining a family business we will always endeavour to ensure our staff are treated as family and everyone is respected and looked after
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**Please Note**: Only successful applicants will be contacted