Buying Admin Assistant

Here at N Brown, we champion inclusivity by making our customers look and feel amazing. We don’t believe that age, size, shape or background should stop anyone from feeling confident, stylish and happy with the way they look and feel. With our industry leading expertise in creating fashion that fits, we’ve been proudly breaking down these barriers for over 150 years. We help our customers to express themselves with stylish products, helpful services and flexible finance. Now, we’re moving forward together, embracing innovation and new technology, to continue to delight our customers.

Working here you’ll explore everything the world of digital retail has to offer — asking questions, trying new things and chasing new opportunities. Combine this curiosity with the freedom to make your own decisions, take charge of projects and work flexibly, and you’ve got the perfect place to show your skills and learn new ones. It’s fast and furious here at times, but this just means something new and exciting is always on the way. So, if you collaborate, think on your feet, embrace innovation and love rising to a challenge, your work with us will have a serious impact on the business, your career and our customers’ lives. We are proud to be N Brown.

Buying Admin Assistant

The Buying Admin Assistant role reports to a Buyer / Category Manager, working together to deliver the best ranges for our customers, and manages the administration of a given department, ensuring all systems are kept up to date. The aim is to deliver a profitable customer centric range and provide day to day administrative support to the category.

What you’ll be responsible for as a Buying Admin Assistant:

• Maintaining CP, communicating with suppliers regularly to ensure that key deadlines are met and any risks to deliveries are highlighted in advance and shared with wider team.
• Regular CP calls to help build supplier relationships.
• Setting up new styles in our internal systems
• Provide administrative support to the Assistant buyer and the wider team
• Sample management: organising and preparing samples for shoots
• Carrying out online comparative shopping to develop and maintain knowledge of the current marketplace.
• Assisting team meetings- helping prepare for monthly reviews and sign-offs
• Prepping for fit sessions
• Additional ad hoc tasks

What you will need to succeed as a Buying Admin Assistant:

• The ability to work on your own initiative and in a fast-paced environment
• A strong team ethos – working collaboratively, building excellent relationships and communicating confidently to both peers and suppliers
• The ability to work well in a team but with the ability to strive in individual tasks
• Highly organised with excellent time keeping skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong commercial awareness
• PC and Excel literate
• Exceptional attention to detail
• A passion for clothing

What’s in it for you?

• Hybrid working (3 days in the office at a minimum)
• 24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays)
• Annual bonus scheme
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
• Company pension with up to 8% N Brown contribution
• Mental Health support both internally and externally, including access to our wellbeing champions and counselling services
• A range of financial wellbeing support
• Stream - a financial wellbeing tool that helps you track your pay, access earnings early and manage your money with confidence
• Colleague discount across all N Brown brands
• Onsite café with subsidised rates and local restaurant discounts!
• Life Assurance
• Paid volunteer time – all our colleagues can take a full day paid to volunteer for a charity of their choice

Ways of Working:

We offer hybrid working which varies across the business depending on the role you’re in. Our Head Office is located in the Northern Quarter in Manchester City Centre. So if you are travelling by train, tram or bus we’re perfectly located, plus we’re surrounded by cool cafes, trendy bars and the best places to eat!
Our full-time working hours are 36.17 per week over 5-days. We don’t have strict working hours therefore there is some flexibility around start and finish times as long as you are meeting the needs of the business.
Our promise to you:

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

What happens when you apply to a role at N Brown?

As soon as we receive your application, we’ll send you an email to let you know. We always aim to come back to you as soon as possible with an update and we really appreciate you taking the time to apply for a role with us. Good luck!

Employees in our business may have access to our customers’ personal data therefore for a number of our roles, offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory criminal record check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from obtaining a position with N Brown Group.