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Commercial Buyer 

The role pays up to £35k + laptop + phone + CAR


The Supplier Commercial Specialist will be seen as the primary point of contact within the Supplier Relations team for the suppliers that are allocated to them. 
They will need to develop an in depth knowledge of these suppliers so that they understand all aspects of their business from a product development, financial and operational point of view with their primary goal to identify opportunities to improve the margin and working capital performance with these suppliers.

You will be responsible for a variety of suppliers, these are known brand suppliers with which our client has a range of spend levels. All within the technology arena. 

Our client believes in forging strong symbiotic working relationships with their suppliers. Your role will see you working with them to help them improve their offering to the business. You will get to know them, visiting them at their sites to understand the constraints they face. You will leverage your exceptional working relationship to ensure the very best terms for supply. Managing multiple suppliers, this will be an excellent opportunity to learn from experts in the true are of supplier management. The ideal candidate would have a warm influencing personality and the initiative and confidence to think outside the box and explore cost saving and efficient improving techniques with the supply base. 

· Working with the Supplier Relations Manager, set and achieve merchandise credit and accounts payable days targets for allocated suppliers.
· Ensure we maximise the additional discounts and margin we get through negotiating project pricing with suppliers.
· Work with the inventory management team to plan tactical bulk purchases with suppliers and negotiate additional discounts.
· Reduce inbound freight costs and seek to mitigate other opportunity costs that suppliers might try to impose.
· Work with the marketing department to ensure that we maximise the opportunity for suppliers to support our activities.
· Identify opportunities for specific promotions with your suppliers that will increase sales and margins.
· On board new suppliers insuring that our Supplier Charter is agreed, we get the best possible commercial terms and launch to the business.
· Aid in the production of the Product Catalogue.

Person Specification


· Driven and self-motivated
· Numerate with good mental arithmetic skills
· Strong relationship building skills
· Interested in people
· Well organised with the ability to prioritise
· Aptitude for learning
· Naturally inquisitive with an outgoing nature
· Team worker
· Energetic and committed to achieving goals and targets 

Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited is an employment agency and employment business

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