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  • Be a Company ambassador, creating a welcoming atmosphere for colleagues, customers and suppliers
  • Demonstrate excellent commercial and analytical skills
  • Seasonal range planning
  • Liaise with suppliers
  • Place orders
  • Monitor sales and shipments
  • Ensure systems are update and maintained accurately
  • Data analysis
  • Responsible for pre-production approvals
  • Manage sample library
  • Liaise with stores regarding product lines, stock quantities and layout
  • Respond politely and accurately to internal and external enquiries
Salary£Competitive
Hours37.50 hours worked over any 5 days
Contract TypePermanent
LocationLiverpool Head Office
Closing Date2017-04-14

About the Role

Job Overview

  • Be a Company ambassador, creating a welcoming atmosphere for colleagues, customers and suppliers
  • Demonstrate excellent commercial and analytical skills
  • Seasonal range planning
  • Liaise with suppliers
  • Place orders
  • Monitor sales and shipments
  • Ensure systems are update and maintained accurately
  • Data analysis
  • Responsible for pre-production approvals
  • Manage sample library
  • Liaise with stores regarding product lines, stock quantities and layout
  • Respond politely and accurately to internal and external enquiries

Package Description

  • Competitive salary
  • 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year including bank and public holiday allowance rising to 6.6 weeks upon 5 years' service
  • Contributable Company pension scheme
  • Progression opportunities
  • 10% in store discount
  • Family fun day hosted in Liverpool over 3 days
  • Annual Christmas party
  • Access to Company VW camper vans - Vinnie and Winnie
  • Access to executive sport boxes
  • Onsite Health and Fitness Centre

Minimum Criteria to Apply

  • Proactive, flexible and adaptable
  • Open-minded and willing to take on new challenges
  • Tenacious, hardworking and reliable
  • Able to demonstrate excellent commercial awareness
  • Able to work well under pressure and to tight and often conflicting timeframes - particularly in regards to time differences with suppliers
  • An inquisitive mind with a good eye for detail
  • A confident communicator with excellent organisational and problem solving skills and a real 'can do' attitude
  • Experience of working in a high volume, fast paced business is essential
  • Experience in sourcing garden products and working with Far East suppliers
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills