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Buyer
Dependent upon experience plus excellent benefits
Lancashire - Hybrid Working
**Candidates will need relevant product experience - MDA's, SDA's and / or Electronics**
Our client is a privately owned, dynamic business, focused on providing home appliance solutions to retailers, consumers and business to business customers. Due to continued growth now have an excellent opportunity for a Buyer / Product Manager to join their team in Lancashire.
Duties include:
- Develop and launch new product range/s and promotional items as required by sales and account management teams whilst also proposing new items that are available from the current and new suppliers.
- Manage on-going product range items with suppliers to ensure there are no delays in the supply chain at factory level.
- Manage relevant supplier relationships.
- Manage P&L category account in accordance with company objectives.
- Understand trends within returns data, to help improve products in the field.
- Ensure products are listed correctly across multiple sales platforms both on-line and retail platform.
- Prepare monthly update on economic issues that can affect product costing.
- Undertake other miscellaneous activities/project work deemed appropriate for the role of Product Manager to support the efficient operation.
The Product Manager/Buyer will have the following skills / experience:
- Educated to degree level
- At least 3 years’ experience of buying electrical appliances from China, Turkey , etc. Importer/brand background preferable
- A driven individual with the will to succeed and deliver projects on- time and in full, and ensure others do as well
- A keen eye for accuracy is essential
- Must be computer literate and well versed in Power point and Excel
- Good negotiation skills and an ability to critique and improve products
- Must be prepared to travel to China and other areas as required
In return our client offers a competitive salary and benefits package and excellent career progression opportunities.
Apply online or for further information contact one of our specialist consultants quoting reference number: NJR15571
