Purchasing Assistant - fashion & lifestyle

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Assistant Purchasing & Sourcing

Do you have a passion for interior, products, and market trends? Are you analytically strong, enjoy working with numbers, and get energy from discovering new suppliers and collections? Then we have a challenging opportunity for you!

Manpower is looking for a purchasing assistant for an innovative player within the fashion, lifestyle, and decoration sector.

Job Description

• In this versatile role, you will combine sourcing, market research, and purchasing support.
• You will actively search for new suppliers and manufacturers within the world of home and household textiles, analyze product ranges, catalogs, and collections, and detect commercial opportunities.
• Additionally, you will closely follow market trends, new materials, colors, and designs, and build an organized supplier and product database.
• You will centralize quotes, price lists, and product information, compare suppliers based on price, quality, and specifications, and develop analyses and price matrices to map out optimization opportunities.
• Furthermore, you will support the development of new collections by analyzing supplier catalogs, preparing product selections, and developing proposals that respond to seasonal needs and customer expectations.
• Finally, you will maintain contacts with suppliers, closely monitor price requests, quotes, samples, and deliveries, and provide daily support to the purchasing team with various sourcing and purchasing activities.
• You work in a structured, accurate manner and have an eye for detail.
• You possess strong analytical thinking skills.
• You have very good knowledge of Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and advanced analyses.
• You have an affinity for interior, design, materials, and home textiles.
• Initial experience within purchasing, sourcing, category management, or product management is a must.
• You can compare, interpret, and process large amounts of information in an organized manner.
• You are curious and closely follow new trends within the sector.
• You take initiative and actively think along regarding alternatives and improvements.
• You communicate smoothly with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• You have a good professional knowledge of English.