Buying Assistant

About the opportunity:

Ships are sailing, product is selling… the Buying team is recruiting!!

Are you looking for a great retail Buying career opportunity in the Bristol area?! Do you have excellent communication and negotiation skills? Are you structured with your planning and organisation, and pride yourself on your attention to detail? If so, this could be the perfect role for you.

This vacancy is in the Watches category, therefore it could potentially suit someone working in a watches retail role that is looking for an opportunity to move into a Mon-Fri role. The Buying Assistant role will join our team based in Avonmouth (Bristol). You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary plus company benefits. We also run a hybrid working scheme (3 days in the office, 2 days at home).

About us:

Harding is leading the way in innovative onboard cruise retailing, adopting a Trinity Partnership approach with our cruise line partners and brand partners to excite and entice customers with unique shopping experiences. We stay at the cutting edge of retailing; consistently providing outstanding customer service and winning global retail awards. We continue to grow, and having recently won the contracts for more ships, it's an exciting time to join!

What you will be doing:

This is a superb opportunity for someone looking to start a career in buying, or for someone with experience looking for a change / new challenge!

The Buying Assistant will support the category Buying team in range selection, assortment planning, supplier meetings and through the maintenance of all systems data for the category. You will represent the category and the company by maintaining positive relationships with suppliers, external contacts and internal colleagues alike.

About you:

• Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail
• High standard of IT skills that includes Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint
• Structured planning, organisation and time management skills
• A team player who relishes the opportunity of working within an entrepreneurial environment and delivering results against challenging targets
• Must have an existing right of eligibility to work in the UK

Harding is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Harding.