Buyer
- Employer
- Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
- Location
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- 19000.00 - 22000.00 GBP Annual
- Closing date
- 30 Nov 2021
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- Specialist Area
- Buyer
- Sector
- Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Buyer | GBP19000-GBP22000 DOE | Hybrid Working
Your new company
A successful global organisation based in Chesterfield, this organisation operates nearly 800 branch and warehouse locations in over 50 countries providing a local presence for customers and a global network to serve multi location businesses and multi national corporations. They are currently seeking a buyer on a permanent basis. The role will be on a hybrid basis.
Your new role
- Review daily purchasing reports and system recommendations and determines proper quantities and items to purchase and creates purchasing documents to send to suppliers
- Maintains inventory availability while minimising working capital investment.
- Tactical execution of stock replenishment, special order (SO) and drop ship (DS) buying where assigned while making buying decisions based on the most economical method with respect to quantities, order minimums or prepaid terms and mode of transportation.
- Guarantee accurate purchase order quantities, costs, notes and terms compliance.
- Ensure electronic data interchange (EDI), automated stock replenishment (ASR/VMI) emailed and faxed orders reach suppliers.
- Follow up with suppliers concerning order status and delivery, and communicates delivery information to impacted departments.
- Review daily supplier shipping error notices and take appropriate action.
- Review quarterly excess and inactive inventory reports and negotiate with suppliers to obtain return goods authorisations on excess and inactive material.
- Assist managers with evaluating supplier performance related to on time delivery, fill rates, shipping errors, transfer cost improvements, branch support and other measures.
What you'll need to succeed
- Experience of purchasing ideally within supply chain environment
- Knowledge of purchasing and inventory concepts, practices, and procedures
- Knowledge of business performance measures
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Strong problem solving skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong computer skills, including purchasing and inventory management systems,
What you'll get in return
An excellent opportunity to join a global, market leading company as a buyer with a strong track record of career progression and development. Hybrid working pattern. Up to GBP22000 per annum. Fantastic benefit package including performance related bonus.
What you need to do now
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