Your new role
What you'll be doing
- Working within the Product Set Up team to ensure all DFS products are set up correctly
- Working closely with the Buying team to ensure that all products land in line with the campaign dates
- Raise showroom and purchase orders in line with the critical path deadline
- Create and maintain cost sheets
- Ensure our systems are showing all range data correctly
- Be a key contact for suppliers to ensure product setup requirements are met
- Support the wider commercial team when help is needed
- Shared responsibility, working closely with the Assistant Buyers creating the retail engagement packs for each promotional campaign.
- Organising and coordinating customer and store swatch (fabric) books, ensuring customers can order samples via the website correctly and liaising with our supplier to ensure books are sent to the stores for the new promotional ranges
The role is for you if...
- You posses strong relationship building and communication skills
- Have an analytical approach with numeric skills
- Highly organised
- Ability to stay calm under pressure
- High levels of attention to detail
- A great team player
- Working in a fast paced environment
- Comfortable working with key stakeholders
- Good levels of literacy and numeracy
- Good typing skills using programmes such as Excel, Powerpoint etc,
- Telephone and organisational skills
About DFS
It takes a whole lot of passion to be at the centre of what makes a house feel like home — and that’s just what we do at DFS. We’re the leading sofa retail specialist in the UK, helping people find a comfy seat on great quality sofas since 1969.
We're a market leader in the UK because of one thing: our people. Our people made us who we are and will drive us into our ambitious future, together. We offer incredible opportunities to get stuck into fun and meaningful work as well as learn new skills — so you can really ‘find your thing’.
Are you ready to make yourself at DFS?
DFS Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer; celebrating diversity and committed to a culture of inclusion and belonging. We extend a warm welcome to everyone, embracing a variety of voices and perspectives. As we continue to work on building a workplace that is representative of the customers we serve and the communities we live and work in, we strongly encourage applications from members of minority and under-represented groups. Across the Group, we want to create an environment where everyone feels at home.
DFS Benefits
- Excellent salary + company bonus scheme + benefits package
- Progression and Development opportunities to grow your skills
- A huge 30% colleague discount, plus 15% friends & family discount across our Group (DFS, Sofology, Dwell)
- Generous holiday allowance
- Access to a range of high street & online discounts from: Sainsbury’s, ASOS, Currys PC World, IKEA, John Lewis and more.
- Discounted Gym and Cinema memberships to help you unwind
- Group Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance & Company Sick Pay
- Full comprehensive training
- Paid days to volunteer each year
Any offer is subject to references & DBS Checks