Buyer

The Recruitment Co.

Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month

Blackwood, Caerphilly NP12, Wales

£28,000 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The Recruitment Co is seeking a Junior Buyer for a temp to perm position in Blackwood.
The role offers a salary ranging from £25,000 to £28,000 per annum and requires candidates to have supply chain or procurement experience.
Key responsibilities include procurement, vendor management, MRP scheduling, and driving improvement initiatives.
Candidates should be educated to degree level, preferably with CIPS certification, and possess strong analytical and commercial skills.
The position involves full-time hours of 37.5 per week, with a flexible start time from Monday to Friday.

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 flexible

Here 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 an
integral 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!

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