- Raising purchase orders for stock
- Liaising with suppliers regarding delivery times, stock availability and pricing
- Liaising with suppliers to rectify late, short, faulty and incorrect deliveries
- Analysing sales data, patterns and trends
- Negotiating with suppliers; pricing, minimum order quantities, bulk discounts and exclusive promotional activity
- Updating internal systems routinely with product details, attributes, pricing and delivery estimates
- Maintaining up to date supplier pricing
- Managing supplier performance
- Identifying, contacting and onboarding new suppliers
- Liaising regularly with internal departments
- Other ad hoc responsibilities
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Excellent organisation skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Confident telephone manner
- Good negotiating skills
- Focus and commercial intelligence
- Basic use of Microsoft Excel
- Good maths skills
- Must be fluent in English