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Buyer

Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Ltd
Posted a day ago, valid for 18 days
Location

Gillingham, Kent ME7 2NY

Contract type

Full Time

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  • An exciting opportunity is available for a temporary Buyer on a 6-month fixed-term contract in Mid Kent, offering a salary of £14 - £22 per hour for 37.5 hours a week.
  • The role involves managing procurement for packaging, products, and services, while developing supplier relationships and executing negotiations.
  • Candidates should have prior purchasing experience, preferably in manufacturing, FMCG, or food sectors, and strong Excel skills are essential.
  • The position requires high attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and immediate availability, with a CIPS qualification being desirable but not essential.
  • Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their CV for immediate consideration, as this role is being handled by Pearson Whiffin Recruitment.

Buyer

6 month fixed term contract

£14 - £22 per hour - 37.5 hours a week

Mid Kent

Exciting opportunity to join a well-established and successful FMCG company as a temporary Buyer. In this role, you’ll be responsible for managing the procurement of packaging, products, and services through strategic planning, fostering strong supplier relationships, and executing successful negotiations. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in purchasing, particularly within the manufacturing, FMCG, or food sectors.

Please note that this role is a 6 month fixed term contract.

Duties include:

  • Develop supplier relationships and ongoing negotiations.
  • Raising, placing and tracking purchase orders.
  • Extensive monitoring of stock levels, order progressions and usage to ensure material is available when required.
  • Purchasing packaging/ingredients.
  • Monitoring and maintaining inventory levels.
  • Other projects and such tasks as and when required.

The ideal candidate will have/be:

  • Proven relevant experience within manufacturing.
  • Strong Excel skills.
  • An excellent communicator with first rate interpersonal skills.
  • High attention to detail.
  • Available to start work immediately.
  • CIPS qualification (desirable not essential).

Please submit your CV today for immediate consideration!

This role is being handled by Holly Ensoll, Senior Consultant for Business Support at Pearson Whiffin Recruitment.

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Whether you are entry or Executive level, our team of experienced Recruitment specialists can help you with your career. We are Kent’s leading independent consultancy and pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional service to both candidates and clients.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.