Salary: circa £35,000 plus benefits - pension, 28 days holidays (inc bank holidays), free parking, team days, amazing offices
Days/ Hours: Mon-Fri 830am-5pm (1 hr lunch) (37.5hrs per week)
Location: Luton, Beds
Overview:
working as a Buyer, you will be responsible for ensuring the control and planning of all stock levels, including quoting on customer orders.
Your goal will be to ensure stock supplies arrive on time, as agreed and to the specifications required, souricnig and negotiating the best prices where possible.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Processing purchasing requisitions accurately and efficiently
- dealing professionally and effectively with suppliers across the UK and overseas ordering stock and agreeing schedules
- working closely with the supply chain team with inventory management, reviewing stock levels and reporting on them, to ensure enough stock is held / on order, but not overstocked
- supporting the coordination of the inbound logistics and deliveries
- great communication with all parties. Working closely with them, keeping them informed along the way of arrival of stock, delays, updates, checking order confirmations and uploading the orders onto the purchase management system
- dealing with order enquires via phone and email, so excellent English verbal and written communication skills are a must
- obtaining supplier approval in accordance with ISO9001 or other applicable QS
- liaise with Accounts department re invoice/purchase issues
- maintain stock levels constantly in the purchase system so it is always accurate and up to date
- ad hoc support
Personal Requirements
- proven related experience in a buyers/procurement department
- ideally you will have worked in a stock distribution environment so understand the supply chain of stock and orders
- stock monitoring / forecasting experience would be ideal
- commercial acumen of awareness of negotiating prices, best deals and best opportunities available
- good MS Office knowledge - Word Excel and Outlook
- ERP purchasing management systems experience or similar
- accurate data entry skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- a self-starter with initiative
- Someone that can work in a fast paced environment and still keep organised
- excellent English verbal and written communication skills
- full rights to work in the UK (not a student visa as no sponsorship is offered)
- a great supportive team player
this is a pretty unique company that offers a great working environment for its staff. So, if you want to be part of it, then please send James Newbury Appointments your CV for review.
If we do not respond within 3 working days, unfortunately, on this occasion you have not been shortlisted, though we do suggest you keep an eye for other potentially suitable roles as we would love to assist you if we can.
Thank you for your interest
Salary description
£34000.00 - £35000.00 per year