Senior Buying Assistant / Graduate - Appliances

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Huddersfield
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
SALARY
£26,106 / year
CATEGORY
Administrative
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Competitor Analysis Supplier Relationship Management Product Setup Data Analysis Microsoft Excel Commercial Awareness Relationship Building Inventory Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Senior Buying Assistant / Graduate - Appliances

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - Huddersfield

Full-time, Permanent | Salary: £25,080 - £26,106.34 per year

About the Role

In this role, you’ll provide essential commercial and administrative support to the buying team, helping to drive performance across the category. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Assist with general run rate ordering and pricing activities.
  • Conduct competitor analysis to ensure we're always ahead of the game.
  • Manage product set-up to provide customers with essential technical information.
  • Coordinate with external suppliers and internal teams for efficient returns management.
  • Conduct daily analysis of the Trading suite to monitor performance.
  • Provide general commercial administration support to Buyers and Senior Buyers.

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong relationship-building and influencing skills
  • Commercial curiosity with a genuine interest in retail and e-commerce
  • A confident analytical thinker with strong numerical ability
  • Resilience and adaptability in a fast-moving, change-driven environment
  • A positive, flexible attitude and willingness to learn
  • Previous experience as a Buying Assistant is desirable but not essential
  • Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook
  • Self-motivated, with the ability to work both independently

Why work for [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we dare to be different. We've built this business from the ground up to become one of the UK's largest and fastest growing online retailers. We are proud of the products and services we provide across our six well recognised, award-winning online brands including Laptops Direct, Appliances Direct, Better Bathrooms and Furniture123. We listen, learn and challenge the status quo, paying attention to the details that matter and want to delight our customers by putting them at the heart of what we do, to really understand what matters to them.

Benefits

  • Healthcare cash plan
  • Free parking
  • Birthday off after a year
  • Holiday purchase scheme so you can get that work life balance
  • Staff discount scheme
  • Autonomy to make a difference!
Sign up free — access 45,000+ UK sponsor-licensed jobs