- 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