Buyers Assistant

7 months ago


Melbourne, Australia Munro Footwear Group Full time

Take your first step into the footwear Industry working for Australia's largest online footwear store.
- Take your passion for shoes and turn it into a career as a Buyers Assistant
- Say YES to more of life's BIG moments with hybrid working and amazing career opportunities.

As Australia's largest family-owned footwear business, we like to think that when you join the team at MFG you are joining a people-first company who will nurture you throughout your career journey and celebrate the big and little moments along the way.
Our Styletread team is growing, which has created an exciting opportunity for a Buyers Assistant to join our Merchandising team working with the Styletread, direct to consumer team. If you love shoes, fashion, and want to launch your career in Australia's largest privately owned footwear company then read on

**More About The Role**:
Working closely with the buying team, you will support the Senior Buyers in their day-to-day administrative tasks and assist with any functions designated to a Buyer. This is an amazing opportunity to join a fast-paced buying team and learn while you work with leaders in their field.
What your day will look like;
Working in a creative environment, surrounded by gorgeous shoes sounds like fun, right? Well, it most certainly is, but there is a lot that happens behind the scenes. In this role you will use your admin & excel skills and will need strong communication skills.
- Assist the Senior Buyer with support across all administrative duties.
- Registering, attributing, and barcoding items
- Owning the maintenance of range plans
- The day-to-day management of product, pricing, delivery, and invoicing queries
- Review of EDM and marketing content
- The management of Samples
- The management of images and copy on Websites

More about You
We are looking for a self-starter with previous experience in an administrative role, and above all exceptional communication and written skills. This is an entry level position where you have the opportunity to establish a rewarding career as a Buyers Assistant.
- You will have proven organisational skills with the analytical ability to problem-solve, multi-task, and prioritise effectively
- You will have previous clerical or admin experience
- You will have experience working with a large volume of internal and external stakeholders with a confident approach to communicating clearly and effectively in both written and verbal
- Experience using a CMS such as Retek or ERP system such as M3, an advantage
- Previous experience working in a retail environment, footwear specific experience, an advantage
- Ideally have Tertiary qualifications in Merchandise, Fashion, Business or a similar field
- Demonstrated knowledge surrounding general retail, supply chain, and Inventory/Stock Management.
- Exceptional attention to detail with a strong customer focus
- A commercial sales and product-focused mentality
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
- Excellent numeracy and analytical skills
- Ability to multitask and prioritise work to meet deadlines
- Exceptional ability to manage multiple projects and able to multi-task while meeting deadlines; Strong stakeholder management capability with the ability to work collaboratively with and influence diverse groups of people; and
- Intermediate
- advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

You're not expected to have 100% of these skills. We want you to grow and mature with the rest of the organisation. If you are passionate about footwear and fashion, like working with a great team, and are looking for your next exciting career move, then hit apply We would love to hear from you.
More about Us
With more than 290+ stores and 2500+ employees nationally and a brand-new state-of-the-art distribution centre, we are Australia's leading retailer and wholesaler of fashion and comfort footwear, owning and operating some of Australia's most iconic brands including Midas, Mollini, Cinori, Mathers, Williams, Diana Ferrari, and Australia's largest online footwear retailer, Styletread
As a family-owned company, at Munro Footwear Group (MFG) we value our team, our loyal customers, and our dedicated suppliers. We work hard to play hard, we celebrate each other, and we believe every Team Member is an essential part of our ongoing success.
Why You Are Going to Love Working At Munro;
There has never been a more exciting time to join Munro Footwear Group as we continue to grow We offer a flexible, friendly, welcoming team environment where continued support, training and generous Team Member benefits are provided, including discounts across all our Brands
- Generous employee discount for you and your immediate family
- An extra 4 days a year of ‘Life Leave' and Summer Fridays
- Flexible Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible Work Arrangements
- A competitive Salary Package
- Career Growth and development opportunities with a fun & friendly team
- ‘Development Dollars' - A dedicated development budget for each


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