London, UK
Purchasing administrator
at Rose Uniacke
Rose Uniacke is hiring a purchasing administrator to join its team in London.
Title: purchasing administrator
Reporting to: purchasing assistant
Hours: full-time, Monday to Friday
Location: working from home and between the newly-renovated offices (Radnor Studios, SW3 4BP) and fabric showroom (103 Pimlico Road, SW1W 8PH)
About us
Rose Uniacke is an award-winning modern luxury interior designer based in London, known for her range of contemporary interior designs, antique curation and self-designed furniture, lighting and fabrics. Rose Uniacke launched her first fabric range in September 2017. Originally conceived to serve her interior design and antique business, Rose was persuaded to make some of her favourite fabrics more widely available, working closely with mills and artisans to produce beautiful practical cloth of the finest calibre. Rose Uniacke Fabric is a rapidly expanding department with over 400 fabrics in the current collection.
About the role
The fabric department is seeking an enterprising and proactive full-time purchasing administrator to support the critical path of fabric from mills to our warehouse. You will also be involved in the fulfilment of paint orders.
This role is ideal for someone early in their career who is looking to develop a technical knowledge of fabric production, quality control and purchasing methods.
You are excited by high-quality, sustainable design and the customer experience is at the heart of all that you do. You are detail-oriented, a clear communicator and can summarise information succinctly. You think ahead, work methodically and your attention to detail is exemplary.
Main responsibilities:
- support in the creation of fabric and paint POs for order fulfilment/stock as instructed by the purchasing assistant
- overseeing the administration of purchase orders, production and delivery timelines.
- updating the sales team and all internal systems as required
- support in the receipt of stock at the warehouse, ensuring it matches delivery paperwork
- assisting with fabric lead time enquiries requested by the sales team and/or back-of-house team
- dispatching CFAs to customers from the office/showroom
- building an understanding of quality standards to inform decision-making
- ownership of inbound post and the back-of-house sample library
- recording data related to supplier performance, offering insights and feedback to product team members
Ideal candidate:
- keen interest in luxury textiles and the processes involved in fabric purchasing
- one year of textile/commercial fabric experience is desired but not necessary
- an understanding of excellent and efficient customer service with an eagerness to apply this to a back-of-house setting
- knowledge of shipping and customs processes
- an acute eye for detail and a thorough, accurate worker who takes ownership of their responsibilities
- ability to work as a team member as well as remaining self-motivated and proactive
- highly organised and able to work under pressure, prioritise and complete tasks fully – this includes balancing data inputting/administration alongside other daily duties
- ability to think laterally, work collaboratively and communicate effectively with other staff members and third-party organisations
- aptitude for building relationships
- ability to think around problems and understand them from the perspective of the customer, the sales team and the warehouse/suppliers
- adaptable to changing priorities and displays problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment
If you are interested in applying for this role please submit your CV via the ‘apply for job’ button below.
This position is only available to applicants based in the United Kingdom