Jnr Buyer - upto 9 months contract

Our client is requiring a Buyer to cover a maternity contract for 6-9 months, but due to workload they feel this would lead to a permanent role eventually.

Overall purpose :

Purchase goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, considering price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Collaborate with the Supply Chain Manager and Purchasing Assistants to share out the purchasing enquiries.
• Promptly multisource for price and availability, collate information and seek approval from Supply Chain Manager before placing orders over 10k.
• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications.
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews to ensure contract compliance.
• Use Sage / Newforma to issue orders and record any price revisions or agreed changes.
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues and record relevant data in Sage.
• Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation.
• Check off supplier invoices and clarify all discrepancies to ensure prompt supplier payment.
• Complete Purchasing reports as requested and update internal pricing spreadsheets.
• Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities. Keep CMs informed so they do not need to chase up, use initiative to help support CMs and deal with queries in the timely manner.
• Conduct research for new components and suppliers.
• Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations.
• Adhere to any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, staff and visitors
• Ensure compliance to company policies, guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures including planning your time, responding to emails and phone calls promptly, submitting timesheets, attending staff meetings and team meetings.

Job Title

Junior Buyer Report To

Head of Procurement

Salary Band

30,000 - £37,000

Place of Work Hybrid. Reading Head Office, On-sites and Remote Hours of Work

7 : 30am - 4 : 30pm Monday to Friday Leave

23 Days + Bank Holidays

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