Junior Buyer

2 weeks ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Lean Engineering Recruitment Ltd Full time

Junior Buyer

Salary:
£30k-£37k

Location:
Reading

Junior Buyer - Job Role:

  • 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

Junior Buyer - Person Requirements:

Required goods delivered on time, to the project specification and within the budget.

Qualifications:

  • Studying towards CIPS or similar qualification would be beneficial
  • Full driving license

Experience:

  • Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within construction or manufacturing environment
  • Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding and cost breakdown

Skills:

  • Assertive, resilient and welcomes change
  • Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Analytical, numerically astute with strong demonstrated problemsolving abilities
  • Able to manage time effectively, prioritise tasks and achieve set targets
  • Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the production, manufacture and customer order fulfilment
  • Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency and stressful situations
  • Keen attention to detail and accuracy
  • Computer literate, with Excel and Sage skills
  • Able to read technical drawings

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