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Job Title: Buyer
Location: Blackwood
Salary: £25,000-£28,000 per annum
Hours: Full time. Monday - Friday, days regular 37.5 hours a week, start time can be slightly flexibleHere at The Recruitment Co, we are recruiting s Junior Buyer to work for a company in Blackwood on a temp to perm basis.Main job roles:Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, the Supply Chain Planner / Buyer will play anintegral part of the team supporting on key functions within the department including below:
- Procurement,
- Vendor management,
- MRP scheduling,
- Quality Assurance,
- New Product Development,
- driving improvement initiatives while maintaining excellent customer service levels and some administrative duties.
- Using strong commercial and analytical skills the role will create value for the business through effective negotiation of price, contract and service level agreements.
The ideal candidate
- demonstrate a proactive and flexible approach to the buying role and have strong team values.
- The successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate a track record of achieving cost down benefit to the business.
- Excellent internal and external customer relationship and interpersonal skills
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Team player with strong work ethic and ability to adapt to and drive change
- Highly numerate and analytical, Ability to analyse and interpret data
- Commercially minded, Attention to detail
- Strong organisation and time management skills
- Self-Motivated, behaves in a professional manner at all times
- Able to deliver at a consistently high level in a demanding, commercial environment
Education and Experience
- Educated to degree level - CIPS preferably (or working towards)
- Supply chain or Procurement experience
- IT literate with strong spreadsheet knowledge
- Experience working with a MRP/ERP and SAP system.
- Experience working in a legislative environment and familiar working with procedures/systems
If you are interested in this role please apply now!CPNewport
