Buying Administration Assistant (FTC)

Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. Inspired by the vision of Creative Director Stuart Vevers and the inclusive and courageous spirit of our hometown, we make beautiful things, crafted to last—for you to be yourself in.

Coach is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands committed to stretching what’s possible.

A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.

Primary Purpose: The Buying Administration Assistant is a key member of the Coach Europe Buying team, supporting in-season performance and pre-season buying strategies across eCommerce, Outlet and Retail channels. The role provides dedicated support across the Men’s and Lifestyle departments, including Footwear, Ready-to-Wear, Men’s Leather Goods and Licensed categories.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Buying to:

• Support the Coach Buying team with weekly and monthly trade preparation, seasonal buy reviews, hindsight meetings and seasonal milestone calendar
• Support the preparation of monthly and quarterly price changes and promotions, and present updates in weekly trade meetings where relevant
• Prepare regular and ad-hoc communications on key price changes to ensure the Visual Merchandising team and stores have the necessary information to action
• Maintain accurate pricing master files, support pricing activity and provide recommendations where appropriate
• Manage monthly pricing uploads in SAP on a rotating basis, ensuring all price changes, and pricing data are accurately updated and validated within agreed timelines
• Support the Junior Buyer with the strategic and operational delivery of product investment across Licensed categories, helping to drive in-season performance against sales and margin targets for stores across the region
• Support and contribute to the buy process to ensure investment decisions reflect regional pricing, silhouettes and functionality, helping to drive customer engagement and deliver AOP targets across Men’s and Lifestyle categories
• Analyse product performance, customer feedback, consumer trends, competitor activity and local market insights. Share findings with Global Merchandising to support regional opportunities
• Support forecasting and SKU-level buy loading to maintain accurate planning and enable effective trade and buying analysis
• Partner with the Inventory Planning team to review on-hand inventory, support activity to achieve global WOH and turn targets, and recommend actions with clear timelines
• Support with Marketplace and Wholesale go-to-market assets and regional line lists for Collection and Outlet doors

The accomplished individual will possess

• Experience in buying, merchandising, planning or allocation within a fashion retail environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to work confidently with data and reporting tools
• Analytical and detail-oriented, with the ability to interpret data and support decision-making through accurate reporting
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in learning and adapting to new systems. Experience using SAP, MicroStrategy, CORA, RPAS is a plus
• Good understanding of retail KPIs, performance metrics, and retail calculations
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to build relationships cross functionally
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail when working with data, reports, and administrative processes

Please be advised that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. As such, you will only be considered if you already possess the right to work in the UK.

What Tapestry can offer you

• Hybrid working (3 days working from the office, 2 days remote)

• Option to finish early on a Friday (Flex Fridays)

• 1 Paid Volunteering Day per year and opportunities to volunteer with global projects

• Learning & Development opportunities

• Internal mobility & career progression

• Regular Social Events - Seasonal & Cultural

• Equity Inclusion & Diversity initiatives which include employee resource groups & regional inclusion council

Other benefits include

• 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays

• Multi brand discount up to 50% off – Coach and Kate Spade.

• Private Healthcare with health assessment (Bupa)

• Bupa rewards - Financial wellbeing support and wellness discounts

• Private Dental Cover

• Free 24/7 support for family building, fertility and menopause with Maven

• Eyecare vouchers

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employer Pension Contribution

• Gym discount

• Interest free season ticket loan

• Cycle to work scheme

At Tapestry, we are committed to building a diverse & inclusive workforce. We know that having a wide range of perspectives and experiences makes us more innovative and brings us closer to our consumers. If you are interested in this role but do not believe you meet all the set criteria, that’s ok. We are happy to work with individuals who have the drive, passion, agility and willingness to learn. So, take a chance and apply; you may just be who we are looking for. We would be delighted to hear from you.

Our Competencies for All Employees

Courage : Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.

Creativity : Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.

Customer Focus : Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Dealing with Ambiguity : Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.

Drive for Results : Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Interpersonal Savvy : Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.

Learning on the Fly : Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

Strategic Agility : Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.

Developing Direct Reports and Others : Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.

Building Effective Teams : Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Tapestry is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.

Visit Tapestry, Inc .