Operations Assistant

As a result of my clients expansion plans, and their continued ongoing success they are seeking a dynamic Vendor Onboarding Assistant to compliment the drop-ship vendor team, based in Plymouth.

Responsibilities

You will be required to:

• Support the drop-ship team to drive sales, maximise profit and achieve targets for the ecommerce platform, ensuring its continued growth.
• Assist in sourcing, listing, and managing new drop-ship vendor accounts.
• Product selection – conduct market analysis to identify trends that fit within The Range customer dynamics and select suitable product assortments. 
• Develop new and existing vendor relationships. Leading with confident negotiation skills to secure favourable terms, including the best cost pricing structure, service level agreements and commercial terms.
• Manage vendors compliance of the agreed service level agreements.

• Research, compile and interpret data to formulate strategies with vendors and support them to achieve targets and sales growth.
• Work with the Dropship Manager to ensure pricing consistently meets the company's pricing framework after launch, whilst achieving budgeted margin.
• Work closely on product promotion decisions and product launches, analysing ecommerce performance statistics, pertinent commercial information and challenges.
• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams, including Digital Trading, Marketing, and Customer Services, to execute successful product launches and customer experience thereafter.
• Developing a full understanding of the online category statistics, key commercial factors, and monitor competitor activity.
• Support promotional campaigns and events with a full and diverse product offering to drive sales.

Essential & Preferred Skills & Requirements

• A degree is preferred but not essential, however you will have strong written, numerical and analytical skills.
• Strong commercial understanding, being able to demonstrate knowledge of and an interest in retail and on-line selling.
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Interpersonal and excellent communication skills are priority.
• Confident with Microsoft Excel and capable of working with formulas and graphs.
• You will be committed and confident with strong administrative, organisational and prioritisation skills.
• You will be comfortable working both individually and with a team.

Position: Permanent, Full-time. Flexible hybrid working.

Hours: Monday – Friday, 08:45am – 17:30pm.

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Salary: Competitive Salary