Wholesale Admin Assistant
We are working with an established fashion business, predominantly across menswear, who are looking to appoint a Wholesale Merchandising, QA and General Office Assistant to join their team. This is an entry-level opportunity, ideal for a recent graduate or someone early in their career who is keen to gain broad hands-on experience within a small, busy and fast-paced environment.
This role will primarily support the merchandising team, with some ad hoc involvement with QA and wider office support. It would suit someone with a positive attitude, strong organisation skills and a genuine willingness to get involved wherever needed. The position offers a varied day-to-day remit and a great opportunity to build experience across merchandising administration, sample handling and general product support.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the merchandising team with day-to-day order administration, contracts and critical path updates
- Creating barcodes, checking returned artwork and approving carton labels
- Filing dips, fabric swatches and related paperwork, and sending approvals to mills or factories as needed
- Opening daily parcels from factories and mills, photographing contents and distributing them to the relevant departments
- Booking DHL shipments and organising associated paperwork
- Supporting the QA team with basic garment measuring during busy periods, with full training provided
- Helping to organise, store and move samples around the office, including preparing them to send to customers, sales, photography or RRP
- Keeping showrooms and sample areas tidy and well organised, while also helping to greet visitors when needed
Person specification:
- Keen to start or continue a career within fashion, with related studies or some fashion experience helpful but not essential
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive, organised and detail focused
- Flexible, positive and happy to support across different tasks in a small fast-paced team