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Buying Admin Assistant

Cernuccimanchester, england🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 9 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the fast-paced world of fashion buying, developing essential administrative and organizational skills within a trend-setting company. If you are highly organized, detail-oriented, and eager to learn, you will thrive in supporting a dynamic Buying team and contributing to Cernucci's success. Apply now to kickstart your career in buying!

Quick Overview

Salary
£25k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
manchester, england, United Kingdom
Microsoft Office

Job Description

At Cernucci, we’re looking for another creative Buying Admin Assistant to join our amazing Buying team!


About the job

Being the very foundation, you’ll provide critical admin support to our Buyers. You'll need to work collaboratively to ensure the department runs smoothly, managing samples and updating the critical path, ensuring all deadlines are met. Buying is all about being first, and at Cernucci we’re setting the trends, so speed to market is critical. We’re always looking ahead so our customers are inspired to come back for more!


Duties include:

  • Managing the critical path
  • Maintaining supplier relationships and ensuring timely delivery of products
  • Ensuring samples are ready for fit sessions
  • Processing samples and organising handover for studio shoots
  • Raising and amending POs and SKUs
  • Assisting the Buyers and updating order packs before being raised
  • Holding weekly critical path meetings alongside Buying & Merch teams
  • Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the departments performance in order to contribute during trade meetings


About you

Ideally you'll be immediately but we could wait for a short notice period!


You’ll love fashion and keep up with trends, staying ahead of the curve. You should be eager to learn and understand the Cernucci aesthetic and our customer base.


In addition, you must:

  • Be super organised and have great time management skills
  • Show attention to detail
  • Have the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
  • Be competent in using Microsoft Office, in particular Excel
  • Have a proactive attitude with a curiosity to learn and make improvements to our processes
  • Have excellent communication skills
  • Be a strong team player


Why work for Cernucci?

At Cernucci, we want to challenge the old way of doing things. Our people define our culture, and we encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work.


We’re committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want our employees to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers which is why we welcome candidates of all genders, gender identity and expression, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, nationality, and belief (or lack thereof).


The salary for this role is £25,000 per annum based on 37.5 hours per week.


Our employees enjoy a range of benefits, including but not limited to:

  • 25 days holiday as standard (plus bank holidays)
  • Matched salary exchange pension contributions of 5%
  • 40% staff discount plus 30% partnerships discount
  • Employee of the month and peer recognition schemes
  • Enhanced family friendly policies
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Early Friday finish


The interview process will be a face-to-face interview, consisting of a brief introduction to Cernucci, questions about you and presenting your ideas to our team.


This is a full-time position based on-site in Manchester City Centre. If you believe you’d be a great fit, submit your CV to us today.


NO AGENCIES – We do have a preferred supplier list in place and this role will not be placed with an agency. Unsolicited CVs will be treated as a gift, and we will not be liable under your terms and conditions for agency fees.

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