SUMMARY:
Our client is seeking to hire a experienced Junior Buyer to support the Buyer in the purchase of goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met

POSITION INFO:

Retail Junior Buyer – Somerset West

Our client is seeking to hire a experienced Junior Buyer to support the Buyer in the purchase of goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met

Specific responsibilities include the following:

• Support the Procurement team in the development of product category strategies by undertaking market analysis and research.
• Take accountability for a small product category to support future development
• Collate Request For Quotation (RFQ) responses and complete costing sheets
• Support buyers in the critical path management of pre-production samples for new tenders managed by the procurement team
• Support team in collating supplier samples and brochures for new product/solution innovation to sales
• Manage supplier Invoice Queries and resolve in agreed time-scales
• Understand and deliver to stakeholder requirements
• Produce and maintain information on supplier non-conformance
• Support buyers in collation of reports for suppliers
• Support the procurement team in undertaking due diligence of suppliers and ensure that new suppliers are recorded and registered on business systems
• Work with clients across the business to analyse demand and assist in the specification of goods and services to be supplied
• Develop and maintain a supplier database to strengthen the procurement process
• Liaise with suppliers on quality problems in conjunction with company quality standards
• Maintain technical reference files for all bought components and related suppliers
• Identify and monitor procurement across the business to assist the development of a long term approach to procurement in order to deliver savings, efficiency, value for money, quality standards and targets, diversity objectives, environmental standards and improved capability.
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines and to purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts
• Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working with others
• Proactively contributes to the team
• Actively committed to teams development
• Shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings Skills and Attributes:
• Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders and suppliers
• Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Analytical, numerically astute, with strong problem solving abilities
• Able to manage time effectively, prioritise tasks and achieve set targets
• Commercial and financial awareness, with a full understanding of how failure impacts the production, manufacture and customer order fulfilment
• Able to work well under pressure
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy
• Supplier management and rationalisation
• Knowledge of product categories and markets including manufacture processes and costs, product make-up’s, specifications and raw material costs would be advantageous would be advantageous
• Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within an automotive or manufacturing environment would be advantageous
• Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding and cost breakdown
• Experience of working closely with suppliers
• Able to add value, reduce costs and input to business improvements
• An understanding of automotive processes and components would be advantageous
•  Superb Excel skills is a necessity

Preference will be given to candidates who live in the area and surrounds.

Salary - Competitive package

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