• Buyer
• NG8, Nottingham
• £23,500 per annum, with regular, defined increases
• Full time, Permanent

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Product planning and procurement (60%)
• Facilitate best value stock procurement maintaining lean inventory levels using business systems
• Manage reactive workflow from both Sales and Contracts team
• Negotiating favourable terms and agreements with vendors, partners and service providers
• Processing purchase orders in accordance with company terms and conditions
• Establishing relationships with a global supply chain ensuring best value and compliance whilst promoting strong ethical and co-operative values

Bid support (20%)

• Supply market and product knowledge/pricing for new bids
• Facilitate sustainable, best value costing and innovative supply solutions for Sale
• Investigating Repair, Warranty, Manufacturer solutions
• Work with bid team on stock level and location planning in line with budget and Service constraints

Management & Reporting (10%)

• Provide and report on KPI’s for the department (purchasing effectiveness, reduced stock valuation etc.)
• Act on Excess and Obsolete (E&O) stock reports to provide strategies for future minimization and suggest tactical solutions for excess clearance back in to supply chain
• Other business analysis reporting related to procurement and inventory management as required
• Product management (10%)
• Work with other functions to manage enterprise product part number database integrity
• Management of product costing database to improve bid response

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Procurement experience
• Strong negotiation and inter-personal skills
• Good commercial acumen and awareness of financial & budgetary terms
• Experience using ERP systems, Microsoft Excel and/or web based ordering systems
• Strong relationship management skills
• An active team player
• Excellent organisational and problem solving skills
• Evidence of exceeding personal performance targets
• Customer oriented

Hours of work:

37.5 hours – Monday to Friday 9 am to 5.30 pm with a one hour unpaid lunch break. 

Benefits:

• Initial salary of 23,500pa rising to £25,000 after year 1 and £27,000 after year 2. The company will pay for CIPS training and a qualification roadmap
• 25 days holidays plus Bank Holidays
• Additional ½ day birthday holiday
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Death in service (2 x salary)
• Employee Cash Plan (including 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, contribution to everyday healthcare and complementary therapies, 24 x7 access to Virtual GP, stress management, counselling, access to 1000s of retailer discounts)
• Regular away days and social events
• Quarterly and annual awards

Our client is seeking to appoint an experienced Purchasing Manager to join their small team! This is fantastic opportunity to join a busy, independent organisation where you will enjoy a varied role and have exceptional communication skills!

Location: Nottingham

Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 per annum

Hours: Full time, Mon - Fri

Responsibilities:

• Material Planning
• Production Planning / Control
• Inventory Management / Bills of Materials
• Supplier Scheduling
• Demand Planning
• Data Reporting, Interpretation and Trending (Excel)
• Sending purchase orders to suppliers & following up to update on lead times
• Updating bespoke front office system for all purchases, including booking in of stock & allocation to customers’ orders
• Overseeing all paperwork & ensuring procedures are adhered to for all purchases
• Responsible for reconciling stock & performing stock takes
• Updating other areas of the business on the purchase status of orders

Skills/Experience:

• Experience in a similar role is essential
• Must have a good level of excel skills
• Good communicator
• Good knowledge of purchasing/front office integrated IT systems