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Do you want to be part of a fun, fast growing company, in a beautiful rural environment? If you are interested in the jobs available below, please send your CV and cover letter to [email protected]

Our available roles

Purchasing Assistant

Department: Production

Reports to: Operations Manager

Location: Tilford Office (4 days) & Alton Office (1 day)

At Love Your Home, we're dedicated to designing and crafting comfy sofas, armchairs, beds and mattresses that are handmade to the highest quality, with enormous importance placed on material provenance, longevity and sustainability.

Our founder-led business was set up in 2008 by industry expert Leigh Harmer. Based nowadays in our 17th Century Barn in the picturesque Surrey countryside, we introduce our customers to furniture that is both stunningly beautiful and inherently robust, even in the face of family life. We make everything to order, to our customers' exact specifications so it suits their home perfectly.

We're looking for talented people to help us on our journey to the next level as we grow and expand. This includes an exciting opportunity to join our Purchasing team, where you will be responsible for the placement of Purchase Orders and liaising with our makers to ensure that our customers receive their products on time and to their exact specification. You will be the main point of contact for PO processing and workshop communication to achieve the best service for our customers.

You'll need to be confident and have professional vendor handling skills, with a great work ethic, and a natural flair for methodical work. A keen attention to detail and passion for organisation are a must, and an eye for interiors is a welcome bonus!

The role sits at the centre of a friendly team, acting as a critical cog in the customer journey, liaising internally with our sales and logistics teams along with our workshop to ensure a seamless customer experience from order to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • Converting Sales Orders to Purchase Orders for our workshop & processing these POs on our system.
  • Tracking and managing each order as it goes through the workshop and shipping process and answering any queries that arise along the way.
  • Ensure all production records are accurately maintained and easily accessible.
  • Communicating with our internal logistics team & to make sure our orders arrive in our warehouse ahead of our scheduled customer deliveries.
  • Being a stickler for detail on all bespoke orders to ensure we pass the customers' exact specification from our Sales team to our workshop, working closely with our Sales team to ensure we've definitively captured the brief.
  • Ordering, via our fabric house partners, and despatching bespoke material to our workshop on a weekly basis.
  • Arranging arrival and transport of client's bespoke fabric to our workshop including creating commercial invoices.
  • Assessing quality from our workshop as required.

    • In addition to the duties and responsibilities outlined above, the role will offer the opportunity to experience other duties delegated via the leadership team.

    Skills and Attributes

    • IT literate, with the ability to pick up new CRM systems, software and spreadsheets at pace quickly and confidently.
    • Proven experience working in a cross-departmental liaison role, influencing others for the best outcome for the customer.
    • Top-notch communication skills - both verbal and written - with a high attention to detail.
    • Highly motivated - not settling for anything but the best.
    • An enthusiastic problem solver.
    • Excels in time management and thrives in a process-driven environment.
    • A quick learner with bundles of common sense.
    • The ability to work independently.
    • A great team player with the ability to promote and help build a positive work environment.
    • A good vibes persona, who brings energy to work every day.
    • Driving license & own vehicle is preferable to due office locations.

    To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected]. Good luck!
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