Buying Administration Assistant @MR PORTER Full Time

MR PORTER is the men’s luxury style destination. Since 2011, it has offered customers a curated assortment of fashion, fine watches, grooming and lifestyle products from the world’s most coveted designers. It delivers exceptional quality with private label, Mr P., and market-leading exclusive capsule collaborations with brand partners. MR PORTER creates unique experiences for its EIPs (Extremely Important People), with first access to products, a dedicated personal shopper and invitation-only benefits. Through content across all its platforms, it provides expert styling advice, immersive storytelling, and profiles inspiring men, places and products. Consciously Crafted, its responsible product curation, supports customers to shop with a focus on conscious consumerism. MR PORTER Health In Mind, its long-standing initiative in partnership with Movember, raises awareness of men’s mental and physical health. MR PORTER is part of LuxExperience, the leading digital, multi-brand luxury group.

MR PORTER Are Now Seeking a Talented Buying Administration Assistant To Join The Team. Some Of The Essentials For You To Know Are

Location: Our Westfields London office ( 4 of the 5 days office based )

Reporting into: Senior Buyer

Besides a Competitive Salary, We Can Offer You

• Performance bonus schemes dependant on the type of role you are in
• A pension that both you and the company contribute too
• A portal with an array of discounts on things like theme park and cinema tickets
• Our famous staff discount along with exclusive staff sales
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Flexible working
• A chance to be part of a fun and caring team that support each other

Here is a breakdown of what you’ll be doing:

• Obtain, check and update order confirmations from suppliers to 100% accuracy
• Manage introduction of new Suppliers, ensuring suppliers have received new supplier paperwork and are correctly set up with Accounts Payable and internal systems.
• Maintain 100% accurate purchase orders within Fulcrum such as uplift/cost price/style code/shipping window etc.
• Maintain accurate records of of payment terms and shipping details
• Raise re-orders as requested by department
• Perform site checks and request product merges, creating new PID’s where neccessary
• Perform all pre-Upload checks and resolve any issues before go-live, including pre-shoot management
• Collect, check and upload all RRPs each season whilst maintaining appropriate margin
• Perform all pricing checks (margin, default & RRP) prior to upload
• Pull together vendor packs ahead of buying trips, ensuring all relevant files are included in each pack (including but not limited to sell through reports, vendor pack report, range plans)
• Act as a single point of contact for query resolution and follow up for; Buying, Accounts Payable, Customer Care, Editorial (Shoots), Product Editorial (Upload), Samples and Studio.
• Support the department in performing admin duties as requested by your department

The Type Of Person We Are Looking For

• Previous commercial experienced gained in a fast-paced fashion retail buying or merchandising environment with strong administrative skills.
• Advanced MS Office skills, particularly in Excel, PowerPoint & Word.
• Commercial Awareness – understanding of our business, products and competition.
• Strong eye for detail and organisational skills and strives for a high level of accuracy.
• The ability to work with stringent deadlines.
• A great work ethic and ability to multi-task.
• A high level of numerical and commercial reasoning.
• A great sense of humour, personal style and attitude

From the moment you join the LuxExperience Group we are committed to making your journey with us inspirational and evolutionary. If you are passionate, committed and thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, then please apply with a CV.

LuxExperience is an equal opportunities employer, we encourage people with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. We recognize and celebrate the benefits that diversity brings to our workplace, our business and our customers. We welcome and will consider all applications regardless of race and nationality, religion, color, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or any other legally protected characteristics.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please do not hesitate to advise us accordingly.

Experience Level: Entry levelWorkplace Type: Hybrid