Buying Admin Assistant
About Oh Polly
Founded in 2015, Oh Polly is a fast-growing, social first fashion brand that creates trend driven, high quality premium products. With a focus on innovation, global responsibility, and ethics. We’ve built a combined social following of over 10 million across our brands, including Bo+Tee; our activewear line. Operating across multiple global offices, we are a dynamic team offering ambitious individuals the chance to thrive, grow, and take their careers to the next level.
The Role
We’re looking for a highly organised, detail-oriented and proactive Buying Admin Assistant to join our fast-paced Buying team at Oh Polly and Bo+Tee. This is an exciting entry-level role, ideal for someone looking to kick-start their career in fashion buying and operations.
As Buying Admin Assistant, you will provide day-to-day administrative and organisational support to the Buying team, ensuring smooth coordination of samples, product data, internal processes, and communication with global partners. You'll also assist with broader office administration, supporting the wider HQ teams.
Key Responsibilities
Buying Support
- Update range plans and fit rail boards across collections.
- Help upload lab dip approvals/rejections, organise lab dips and prints.
- Pull Pantones and assist with VCP checks.
- Chase samples, lab dips and reference items from suppliers and factories.
- Assist with eComm tagging and SKU creation.
- Support in prepping fit rails (especially for Bo+Tee collections).
- Track approvals and update range plans accordingly.
- Order product repeats, returns, and upload reports to Trello.
Sample & Shipping Management
- Pack and send parcels to China, Bangladesh, LA, suppliers and warehouse.
- Maintain parcel sending tracker for all shipments.
- Organise sample rails by collection and box/archive older ranges.
- Order and return reference samples, and chase supplier refunds.
- Tidy and maintain office spaces, including fit rooms and meeting areas.
- Flat-pack boxes and ensure proper recycling procedures.
- Assist with internal events and team engagement days.
- Help manage shared calendars (e.g. national holidays).
- Liaise with concierge for deliveries, key cards and maintenance needs.
- Order supplies via Amazon (e.g. fruit, milk, coffee).
- Upload receipts to Navan (expenses platform).
- Charge and manage meeting room tablets daily.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- A strong interest in fashion and a desire to pursue a career in buying or merchandising.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and a methodical approach.
- Confident multitasker who thrives in a fast-paced, team-driven environment.
- Proactive, helpful and a strong communicator.
- Comfortable with Excel, Trello and Google Workspace (training provided).
- Willingness to take on a mix of office admin and creative tasks.
What's on offer?
- 50% discount on all Oh Polly, Bo+Tee products.
- Salary: £25,000
- Hours: Monday – Friday 9.00-5.30 (Flexi start & finish)
- Learning and Development opportunities.
- Corporate gym membership.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- 25 days annual leave + an extra day for your Birthday
- Company Pension
This Company is an equal opportunities employer
Oh Polly job positions are open to all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
- Department
- Buying
- Locations
- London

London
Some of Our Perks & Benefits
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Competitive Salary
We review our salaries regularly
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Enhanced Holiday Entitlement
You deserve a break after all your hard work
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Your Birthday Off
To celebrate being you
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50% Discount on Company Products
By far our most popular benefit
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Flexible Working Options
We want to make it work for you
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Enhanced Company Pension
Your future is important
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Corporate Gym Membership
Helping to keep you healthy in body and mind
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Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
Extra help for your most precious time
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Personal Development Plan
We prioritise developing our people
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Cycle to Work Scheme
Its good for you and your environment
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Company Sick Pay
To help when you are not 100%
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Bright Modern Open Plan Offices
They really are lovely places to work
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Employee Assistance Programme
Supporting physical and mental health
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Employee Rewards Platform
To say thank you and give recognition
Workplace, Culture & Diversity
Our culture is diverse, creative and collaborative. Our teams are committed, ambitious and hard working. We offer an environment to flourish, develop and take your career to the next level.
All of our clothes are designed in the U.K and we are passionate about nurturing fresh and upcoming talent within the fashion industry – whether this is through working with the latest bloggers or spotting the next marketing guru in the making!
We work with hundreds of women across the world, with 70% of global senior management positions in the UK and LA being held by women – a striking contrast to the majority of fashion brands globally. Furthermore, there is no gender pay gap among workers in the same roles, regardless of where they are based around the world.
We are currently experiencing phenomenal growth and there are many opportunities to join our fun and dynamic teams across the globe. Click on our current vacancies or contact our recruitment team, they would love to hear from you!
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