Buying Administration Assistant

at  AVOCA

Today there are 14 Avoca locations across the country and so much of what you see in our stores has been designed by our in-house Creative team. We are passionate about Irish craft and design, and maintaining the integrity of the Avoca brand while always striving to create new, innovative, meaningful products and experiences. As a team, we foster a very creative and collaborative environment, and we are looking for an enthusiastic and talented buyer’s administration assistant to join our Buying team in Avoca Head Office in Kilmacanogue.

AVOCA BUYER’S ADMIN ASSISTANT

Avoca are looking for a Buyers admin assistant to join them on an ongoing basis to help support the team with a backlog of admin across Fashion, Accessories, Homeware and Beauty.

Monitoring the critical path and delivery schedule
Regular catch ups with internal departments including warehouse and store teams
Liaising with suppliers to request order confirmations
Allocating stock and ensuring inter store transfers are carried out regularly to Avoca stores
Raising Purchase orders and product splits to stores across a range of departments
Daily communication with suppliers on a range of issues from managing orders, investigation of shortages/non-compliant deliveries
Completing trend research comparative shops and feeding back to relevant buyers
Creating reports and sales analysis to assist the buying team
Preparing Buyers packs for appointments
Assisting with Range Planning and Picture Sheets
Ownership of keeping supplier bible up to date
Sample management across all departments
Assisting with product launches
Supporting with any ad-hoc admin that is needed for the team
The successful candidate will have gained experience in a similar buying admin or retail role and be confident in a fast-paced environment. An interest in Excel and analysing data and retail is beneficial. Being immediately available is essential as this role is likely to be filled ASAP.