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Our established client based in Corby is recruiting a Buyer on a permanent basis to work within their Operations Department providing support to the Purchasing Manager.

Key responsibilities:-

  • Manage daily activities relating to stock management and requests by the planning team.
  • Place purchase orders for ingredients, packaging and purchased finished goods.
  • Use the IFS ERP system to action outputs as part of S&OP procedure procedures.
  • Maintain a knowledge of commodity markets, and report variances / availability.
  • Act as cover for the Purchasing Manager.
  • Working closely with functional teams, planning, warehouse manufacturing, and technical.
  • Develop relationships with suppliers, and monitor performance.
  • Minimal travel in the UK to suppliers / trade shows.
  • Manage recipe changes, minimising write offs / highlight slow moving lines / short dated stock.
  • Supporting the Innovations team by sourcing new materials / suppliers.

To be considered, you will need to be educated to a general GCSE standard as a minimum (a C and above in Maths and English are essential), and a purchasing qualification or CIPS membership would be desirable.

You will also need to have the following specific experience:-

  • Experience of purchasing, stock control and monitoring stock levels
  • Experience using computerised MRP systems relating to stock control and purchasing
  • Experience of working within a team
  • Worked in a food manufacturing environment

And possess the following abilities/skills/knowledge:

  • Ability to analysis data and interpret the numerical findings
  • Confident communication skills to communicate internally with planning, production and warehousing and externally with suppliers, clarifying product availability
  • Advanced level of IT skills, including Microsoft, and MRP systems.
  • Good organisation skills able to plan daily routines accordingly

If this sounds like you, email your CV now for consideration. The closing date for this role is Friday 28th June.

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