Buying Administrator Review

I am a buying administrator which means I am the admin for a buyer/ multiple buyers. I prepare and submit deals, action amendments, manage samples from buyers, communicating with vendors and building relationships etc.

I have learnt how to deal with and speak to vendors on a day to day basis and also in more difficult situations where we have to be more sensitive. I have also exceeded my skills in excel, as when i first started i could barely use it.

I'm coming to the end of my programme now and i have thoroughly enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone who was thinking about applying.

At the beginning, my programme wasn't very structured as we had a lot of change with dates for our FRA sessions which got a bit confusing. But, for office based structure my programme was super well organized and i was learning something new pretty much everyday.

I receive a lot of support from my employer, whether that's with the day to day job role, interests into what i want to do once i have finished my programme etc.

I have received a lot of support from the FRA, I have now finished there but I always felt like i could reach out if i needed to for any support

Through FRA I learnt a lot about buying and merchandising which overall has helped me in my day to day job role,

Yes there are loads, i haven't personally got involved, but there are many teams like football and netball

Yes

I have thoroughly enjoyed my apprenticeship and would recommend to anyone else who is interested.

I would say be yourself, they love different personailites at TJX so i would deffintely say dont shy away from being yourself.