Junior Buyer

• This role will have full accountability of procurement in my clients company
• The company will invest in your long term development and support CIPS

Client Details

• My client are an industrial manufacturing business based in Cambridgeshire
• They have a reputable products which transforms peoples lives, daily!

Description

To be successful in this Junior Buyer- Manufacturing role, Cambridgeshire your responsibilities will be:

• Place orders generated from suggestions from the ERP system and from internal PO requests for both sites in the UK
• Chase overdue and upcoming orders for both sites in the UK
• Liaise with suppliers to expedite, cancel or push back orders according to system demand
• Maintain accurate records for all purchasing activities ensuring that information is always up to date and correc
• Arrange and attend both off- and on-site visits with suppliers for audit purposes.
• Prepare audit packs for Supplier audits in collaboration with the QA team
• Provide purchasing KPI packs to the Supply Chain Manager monthly
• Identify purchase cost variances +/-10% of the Standard cost and alert the Supply Chain Manager when found
• Attend daily production meetings and work closely with the Production Planning team
• Use Lean5S training to actively review the purchasing procedures and work instructions and eliminate any waste in the processes
• Strive to attain cost savings to the company to protect cashflow
• Be flexible and willing to involve yourself in other tasks as required by the company

Profile

To be successful in this Junior Buyer role, the successful candidate must have:

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Proven negotiations skills to secure discounts whilst maintaining excellent relationships with
• suppliers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing purchasing environment.
• Ability to react quickly to changes in demand.
• Experience with ERP systems.

Job Offer

Package for the role, Cambridgeshire will include:

• Hybrid Working (3 days on site, 2 days remote once probation passed)
• Flexi time (Core hours 10-3 Monday to Thursday, no core hours Fridays. Able to work between 6am and 7pm Monday to Thursday, 6am - 6pm on a Friday, hours can be condensed down to provide a flexi Friday off work if there is cover)
• 37.5 hours per week
• Bonus scheme
• 2 Employee support programs (Medicash and Unum)
• Company pension scheme
• 24 days holiday (plus the bank holidays) which can increase up to 30 days based on time served.
• Sabbatical scheme for long term service