Vacant job

Åhléns Outlet has a clear price promise and offers customers an exciting mix of products for children, women, and men at prices 30–70% lower than the recommended retail price for branded and reference products.

We are now looking for a driven Purchasing Assistant for our headquarters. In a tight central organization, the Purchasing Assistant plays a key role in the collaboration with the Product Manager.

About your role

As a Purchasing Assistant, you work closely with the Product Manager in daily purchasing operations, focusing on efficient and high-quality purchasing administration. It is a broad role where you handle many contact points, and no two days are alike.

Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Managing and updating product, price, and assortment data in our systems.
• Ensuring correct pricing, campaign coding, and seasonal adjustments of our assortment.
• Placing orders.
• Coordinating and handling communication internally and with suppliers regarding assortments, campaigns, and administrative matters.
• Quality-assuring product and campaign information.
• Actively participating in developing and improving work processes in collaboration with your direct manager.
• Taking significant personal responsibility, where your attention to detail and commitment contribute to achieving our goals.
• Tracking sales performance and conducting competitor analysis.

You will become part of a tight team consisting of other Purchasing Assistants and Product Managers. In addition to your immediate team within the organization, you will also collaborate with managers in our stores.

What we offer you

At Åhléns Outlet, you will work in an entrepreneurial and business-driven environment where the pace is fast and decision-making paths are short. Here, you will have significant personal responsibility and the opportunity to truly influence your business.

What you bring to us:

• Relevant education in areas such as purchasing or economics.
• Previous experience in a Purchasing Assistant role.
• Experience in retail, preferably within fashion or home categories, is an advantage.
• Good knowledge of Excel.
• Good proficiency in English and Swedish, both spoken and written.

The role of Purchasing Assistant involves coordinating and cross-functional work. Therefore, we place great emphasis on your ability to collaborate and communicate with new contacts and maintain relationships. To succeed in this position, we see that you are solution-oriented and motivated by taking initiative. Given that your daily life as a Purchasing Assistant at Åhléns will be eventful, you are flexible and curious. Furthermore, you have the ability to handle large amounts of data and are organized in your work.

About the recruitment

This is a fixed-term position until January 17, 2027, starting as soon as possible. You will become part of our team at Åhléns Outlet's headquarters at Dalagatan 100 in Stockholm.

Selection and interviews may take place on an ongoing basis, and the position may be filled before the application deadline, so submit your application today!

Here, you will become part of a passionate team driven by business acumen and entrepreneurship. We give you trust and the opportunity to grow in a developing environment. With that, we warmly welcome you to Åhléns!