Buying Assistant

As a Buying Assistant, you will join the collection team, dedicated to a product division, and report directly to the Buyer.

Your main mission is to provide administrative support to the buyer in the development of the collection.

Your challenge

As a Buying Assistant, you will be responsible for the following tasks:

• You will work in the Buying department, in close collaboration with a Buyer

• You will be responsible for administrative tasks related to product listing:

• • product listing
• order entry and tracking
• shipping labels and other items necessary for production
• delivery tracking

• sample management (organisation, receipt, shipping, sorting)

• You will be responsible for updating the tracking tables for your division's collection (Critical Path) in coordination with other departments

• You will work closely with other product divisions, as well as with the style, pattern making, import, allocation and marketing departments.

• You will be in regular contact with suppliers in Europe, as well as in the Middle East and Far East, by email or telephone to ensure that orders are tracked

• You will be responsible for regularly analysing the market and the competition
• As the buyer's right-hand person, you will assist them in all stages of collection development and sales analysis

Profile, experience and skills:

• You are fluent in spoken and written Dutch and/or French and English.
• You are proficient in the various applications of the Office suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and are comfortable with IT tools.
• You are a strong team player.
• You are independent, agile, flexible and rigorous.
• You enjoy working in a dynamic environment.
• You are responsible and a good communicator
• You enjoy fashion and follow trends.
• Preferably, you have some initial experience in purchasing assistance