Buyer
AMRBUY_1716898799 Posted : 28 / 05 / 2024
Buyer
Waltham Abbey
Monday - Friday
Office based
Paying up to £35K Depending on experience
The daily duties include :
- Procurement and scheduling of products, materials, plant, and equipment
- Ensuring purchases offer best value
- Monitoring and reporting of price increases, updating internal spread sheets.
- Tracking orders and proactively addressing any failed or late deliveries
- Arranging the return of non-conforming products
- Maintaining and developing the supply chain
- Identification of new products
- Processing of purchase ledger records
Key skills and competencies
Proven track record in best-value procurement ensuring timely on-time delivery in line with project programs and budgetExcellent commercial awareness and negotiation skills to optimise pricing and commercial termsReview the credentials of potential new suppliers and ensure that suppliers are compliantAbility to forward plan for multiple site projects and prioritise workload across long-lead and real time demandsIdentify potential supply problems and solutionsExcellent interpersonal skills - strong relationship builder and communicatorTakes individual ownership and collaborates to deliver team and company objectivesAbility to undertake take offs would be an advantageAbility to implement and manage sound business processes and proceduresRequired
Minimum 2 years Purchasing experience in roofing, cladding, or an aligned industryExperience and / or education in procurement and inventory managementWorking knowledge of computer programs for word processing, email, and spreadsheetsPreferred
To read and interpret project drawings and specifications