Store Development/purchasing Assistant - Toronto, Canada - Uniqlo Canada

Uniqlo Canada

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Full time

Description

Job Title:
Store Development/Purchasing Assistant (Full-Time)**
Job Type: Fixed-term Contract (12 months)**
Location: Toronto, ON**
Reporting to: Store Development Manager**
About UNIQLO
UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co.

(FR), a global Japanese retail holding company that designs, manufactures and sells clothing under multiple brands including: GU, Theory, Helmut Lang, PLST (Plus T), COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS, PRINCESSE TAM TAM, and UNIQLO.

FR is currently among the world's top three largest apparel retail companies and UNIQLO, its pillar, is considered Japan's leading specialty retailer.

With an operation spanning over 2300 stores worldwide in more than 25 countries and regions, UNIQLO is driven by its LifeWear concept for ultimate everyday clothes, offering unique products made from high-quality, highly functional materials, at affordable prices.

UNIQLO proactively seeks to minimize the environmental impact of our businesses through the development of recycle-oriented products while continuing to offer people all over the world the joy, happiness, and satisfaction of wearing truly great clothes that embody our corporate philosophy: Changing clothes.

Changing conventional wisdom. Change the world.

At UNIQLO, we are committed to providing our employees with enriching and challenging opportunities where achievements and personal growth are acknowledged and rewarded.

We are dedicated to offering our employees training, performance-based increases, and unlimited growth opportunities. If you are an ambitious, hard-working individual who welcomes new challenges, have a drive for success, and embrace the responsibility of leadership—then you belong at UNIQLO

Overall Position Overview

The Store Development/Purchasing Assistant is an individual who will support the administrative work related to new store opening procurement in North America region.

The incumbent should have a thorough understanding of the Uniqlo internal procurement process and payment flow while communicating with vendors in a timely manner to meet deadlines while coordinating with the store development and design managers.

Key Responsibilities

Using Uniqlo internal system to make purchasing order (PO) related to new store procurement and tracking the invoice until the payment has been completed.
Timely communication with vendors to create the new bank account in Uniqlo procurement system.
Support Store Development Team with other administrative tasks including meeting setup, noting meeting minutes.
Strict adherence to internal company regulations/governance for confidential information including documents and data.
Additional duties as required.

Desired Skills and Experience

Knowledge of MS office suite and Google Suite (e.g. excel, word, power point, google sheet).
Numerical accuracy with accounting administrative work experience preferred.
Ability to work well with cross functional team members at all levels of the organization.
Ability to communicate professionally (written and verbal) with business partners.
Strong organization and attention to detail.
Sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines.