Buying Admin Assistant Job Description
Location: Stockport (Office-based) | Function: Buying
About P.Louise
P.Louise is a UK beauty brand heading towards £165m in revenue, trading across
Shopify, TikTok Shop, Boots wholesale, physical retail, and international markets.
We are looking for an Admin Assistant to join our Buying team working across a range of
buying admin duties. There are endless opportunities to progress your career within our
Buying structure, so we're looking for ambitious, driven individual who is truly Beauty
obsessed!
Who we are looking for:
This is for a savvy, commercially driven, get-it-done person who wants to build
something brilliant.
- Entrepreneurial – you treat your categories like your own business
- Decisive – you’re not afraid to make the call
- Curious & trend-driven – you live and breathe beauty & cosmetics
- Hands-on – you get stuck in and make things happen
- Strong commercial instinct! You get what sells and why
- Experience working closely with Merchandising and cross-functional teams
- Organised, proactive, and thrives in a fast-paced environment
The Role:
We’re looking for an organised, sharp, trend-obsessed Admin Assistant to take
ownership of a fast-growing beauty brand all of their categories. You won’t be
formulating products or designing packaging as our expert NPD team has that covered.
Instead, your superpower & focus is all about turning great products into commercial
success. You’ll sit at the heart of it all, working hand-in-hand with product developers.
- Work closely with NPD to shape commercially viable, winning products
- Constantly scan the market for trends and competitor movements
- Build strong supplier relationships
- Critical path management
- Requesting and checking product information from suppliers within the expected time frame
- Creating processes that make your everyday as efficient as possible. (Currently no systems in place)
- Ensure launches land on time, on brand, and ready to sell, working with Merch & E-Com to achieve this.
- General admin responsibilities, as an agile team it is essential you are able to action ad-hoc tasks and demonstrate effective workload management
- Creating and processing purchase orders
- Tracking order status and delivery dates
- Chasing shipment updates and delivery confirmations
- Requesting product information & pricing
- Owning the setup of products and maintaining product information (SKUs, descriptions, barcodes)
- Producing weekly sales reports
- Tracking product performance
- Supporting the buyer with category reviews
Skills
- Strong organisation and time management
- Excellent attention to detail
- Confidence using Excel
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines
- Strong communication with suppliers and internal teams
- Problem-solving and prioritisation skills
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £28,000.00-£30,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
