Junior Buyer
- Employer
- Barclay Meade
- Location
- Plymouth, Devon
- Salary
- 18000 - 22000
- Closing date
- 1 Jun 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Buyer
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A leading outsourcing business require a Junior Buyer to select and manage suppliers on behalf of customers. Applicants should have commercial (purchasing, sales, customer services) experience in a B2B environment, or be recent graduates.
This is an exciting end-to-end commercial opportunity, involving; procurement, customer service and supplier management. The role would suit a recent graduate within a business or commercial discipline, or somebody working in a commercial B2B environment in - purchasing, supply chain, sales or customer services.
The Junior Buyer will work closely with customers to understand their needs/requirement and use this information to partner them with the most suitable supplier.
Specific duties of the Junior Buyer include:
- Research new suppliers in response to client requests
- Manage the tender and purchasing process to award contracts to suppliers
- Negotiation with potential suppliers
- Relationship management - build positive and strong relationships with customers and suppliers
- Supplier performance monitoring and review meetings on behalf of customers
Junior Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:
- Experience in a commercial environment - procurement, purchasing, sales, Buyer, Customer services, Account Management
- Commercial acumen, with experience of negotiations or a flair for negotiation
- Relationship building and communication skills - able to adopt a customer centric approach
- Strong IT and administration skills
Barclay Meade acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers and is part of Gattaca Plc.
Gattaca Plc provides support services to Barclay Meade and may assist with processing your application.
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