Buying Administration Assistant (FTC)

Location: Greater London, United Kingdom Corporate Office; hybrid working with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.

Company

Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York and part of the hirify.global portfolio of fashion brands.

What you will do

• Support weekly and monthly trade preparation, seasonal buy reviews, hindsight meetings, and buying milestone calendars.
• Prepare price changes, promotions, pricing communications, and updates for Visual Merchandising and store teams.
• Maintain pricing master files and complete monthly pricing uploads and validation in SAP.
• Support product investment and buying decisions across Men’s and Lifestyle categories, including Footwear, Ready-to-Wear, Men’s Leather Goods, and Licensed categories.
• Analyse product performance, customer feedback, consumer trends, competitor activity, and local market insights.
• Support forecasting, SKU-level buy loading, inventory reviews, and Marketplace and Wholesale go-to-market assets.

Requirements

• Experience in buying, merchandising, planning, or allocation within a fashion retail environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and confidence working with data and reporting tools.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, highly organised, and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Good understanding of retail KPIs, performance metrics, and retail calculations.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build cross-functional relationships.
• Must already possess the right to work in the United Kingdom; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Experience with SAP, MicroStrategy, CORA, or RPAS.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with Flex Fridays and the option to finish early on Fridays.
• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, employer pension contributions, and private healthcare and dental cover.
• Learning and development opportunities, internal mobility, and career progression.
• Multi-brand discounts of up to 50% on Coach and Kate Spade products.
• Paid volunteering day, social events, inclusion initiatives, employee assistance, and wellbeing support.
• Season ticket loan, cycle-to-work scheme, gym discount, and eyecare vouchers.