Buyer
- Employer
- Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- Swanley, Kent
- Salary
- 24000 - 32000
- Closing date
- 27 Jul 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
Buyer needed in North Kent
Are you a Buyer looking for a new role? Are you passionate, driven and hard working? Do you have a background working in a buying/purchasing role?
If so, we are looking for a Buyer in the North Kent area for a permanent opportunity to start immediately.
- Job title: Buyer
- Salary: £24-32k
- Contract: Permanent
- Start date: July/August 2019
- Location: North Kent
- Consultant: Andrew Irvine ()
Benefits available to you:
- Competitive salary dependent on experience
- 25 days holiday per annum
- Competitive pension scheme
- Healthcare
- Retail discounts
- Life insurance
- Permanent opportunity with great career prospects
- Based in North Kent with easy access and transport links
The job:
We are looking to recruit a Buyer for a structured and fast paced buying role with our client based in North Kent. The Buyer is a valued technical member of the team who can deliver a high quality of work on a consistent basis.
You will be:
- Sourcing bought-in products
- Purchasing of transport and energy services
- Negotiating the purchase of products and services
- Maintaining specifications of current products
- Creating supplier files and analysing supplier performance
About you:
You will be a self motivated, achievement orientated individual with the ability to use your own initiative. Performing effectively under pressure and setting your own high standards, consistently achieving them will be important to this role.
You will have/be:
- Experienced working within a Buying or Purchasing role.
- Computer literate.
- Have good communication skills at all levels.
- Commercially aware
- Good attention to detail
- Experience of dealing with overseas suppliers
If you feel you have the attributes and skills suitable for this role then please click to apply and make sure you have an up to date CV attached so as not to miss out on the opportunity. For more information contact Andrew Irvine on .
Apply NOW!
This vacancy is being handled by Andrew Irvine, Senior Consultant at Pearson Whiffin Recruitment.
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