Product Assistant

* 9 MONTHS MAT COVER*

Topps Tiles is the UK’s largest retail tile and wood flooring specialist with over 350 stores. Our plans for growth and desire to grow our market share mean we continuously seek new and fresh talent to complement our current team as well as developing our people to reach their full potential. Join our team and look forward to a challenging and rewarding role, with great results bringing great opportunity for recognition and promotion.

The Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Buying Admin Assistant to join our Buying Department. They will provide critical information to the business through their reporting and be a crucial interface between our Buying Department and stores.

A collaborative team worker, you’ll be working closely with colleagues across the business, responsible for creating and updating cross functional reports across both the retail and commercial sides of the business.

This role may suit a recent graduate with an interest in retail and good excel skills or someone with previous product/Buying Admin experience within a retail buying team.

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain periodic sales and stock reports in excel as well as purchase analysis
• Daily reporting for the Buying Department and Inventory Manager (Margin, purchase, sales and inventory reports in excel)
• Ensure the accurate and timely completion of tasks

Database Duties:

• Maintain and update the database with new products and prices etc.
• Update promotional pricing
• Set up, plan and co-ordinate all new product launches

Buying and Technical Support:

• Liaise with suppliers for product information
• Promotions support
• Log and track Trading Agreements and rebate information
• Stock and sales reporting

Store / Customer Support:

• Provide product related support and advice to stores and internal departments
• Manage and process our email inbox – co-ordinating multiple responses from internal teams
• Prepare and co-ordinate internal communications to stores

The Person / Experience:

• Proven track record in reporting, Microsoft Word & Excel skills to an intermediate standard is essential
• Database experience, preferably with NAV (Microsoft Dynamics NAV)
• Strong attention to detail, numerate and analytical
• A proven ability to develop strong working relationships across the business and with suppliers
• A confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent planning and organization and skills, ability to prioritise
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Effective time management skills
• The ability to work as a part of a team and on own initiative
• Can do attitude