Buying Assistant, Various Categories

Waitrose & Partners
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeGBP 28,000 - 38,900 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Communication","Influencing","Negotiation","Time management","Prioritization"]

Support buying activities across assigned categories (Home, Fashion, Beauty), coordinating critical-path administrative tasks including pricing, range building, marketing and trading. Own competitor and assortment analysis with suppliers and internal teams, help deliver events/samples, and execute decisions within assortment, marketing and range plans. Manage process exceptions with stakeholders while maintaining accurate, right-first-time work in a busy seasonal retail environment.

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Waitrose & Partners
Waitrose & Partners
13 hours ago

Buying Assistant, Various Categories

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Job Summary

Support buying activities across assigned categories (Home, Fashion, Beauty), coordinating critical-path administrative tasks including pricing, range building, marketing and trading. Own competitor and assortment analysis with suppliers and internal teams, help deliver events/samples, and execute decisions within assortment, marketing and range plans. Manage process exceptions with stakeholders while maintaining accurate, right-first-time work in a busy seasonal retail environment.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage milestones and adhere to standard processes across your assigned category.
  • •Support buying by executing administrative tasks needed for critical path management, pricing, range building, marketing and trading.
  • •Take responsibility for competitor and assortment analysis, working with suppliers and internal teams to collate and deliver events, marketing activity and samples.
  • •Propose actions to your category group and execute decisions within critical path, assortment, marketing and range plan templates.
  • •Manage exceptions to process with relevant stakeholders while maintaining accurate, right-first-time work.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 28,000 - 38,900 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Strong working knowledge of product development processes in Home, Fashion and Beauty categories.
  • •Communicating, influencing and negotiating with a wide range of stakeholders.
  • •Excellent time management and prioritisation with a project/milestone outlook, including planning and adapting to change.
  • •Experience using range plans, critical path, assortment review and marketing nomination processes.
  • •A passion for and understanding of Retail.
Experience:Retail
Skills:CommunicationInfluencingNegotiationTime managementPrioritization
Tech Stack:Range planProduct HubStepGoogle Suite

Company Brief

Waitrose & Partners
Waitrose & Partners is a UK supermarket chain offering groceries, fresh produce, and premium food products through its network of stores and online shopping. It is part of the John Lewis Partnership and emphasizes quality, customer service, and ethical sourcing.
Industry: Omnichannel Retail
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Bracknell, United Kingdom
Founded: 1904
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