Buying Manager

2 weeks ago


Slough Berkshire, United Kingdom Supreme Recruitment Full time

Job Description

You will directly manage 2 teams and have budget accountability for the department. The first is a team of buyers to ensure all stock is purchased on time and accurately. You will have to align with forecasted volume, planned products, and cost . You will be at the forefront of our fulfilment team, ensuring every stage of the process is transparent, coordinated and documented. This role should bring leadership, engagement and a sense of problem solving to the fulfilment team. You will be required to have supplier management processes in place which ensure Freddies and their suppliers have strong communication and performance KPI’s.

The second team is responsible for the product availability in the QTY’s we desire. You will need to build relationships with suppliers. You will need to demonstrate experience on cost negotiations, and link this back to the department budget.

Our stock management and ordering is done via excel and therefore you will have advanced excel skills. The role will require a system implementation.

Responsibilities

Lead an engaged team

Department budget accountability

Ensure all stock is purchased to accurate quantities with minimal waste

Oversee and improve all daily buying processes

Negotiate cost per stem to align with budget

Ensure transport, clearance and duty costs are efficient

Ensure all costs are captured and managed

Supplier management on weekly performance

Project based responsibilities

Measures of success:

High quality stock

Highly engaged efficient team operation

Optimised stock orders

Negotiated and controlled costs

Continuous improvement to deliver business change

Proactive supplier management

Budget management

Skills required:

professional experience and achievements, skill set, educational background and qualifications, as well as any desired personality traits

Experience working for a fast paced Fresh company (experience in FMCG, / Fresh / Food )

3+ years of experience in a buyers role

Advanced Excel skills (we use Excel to manage stock / orders)

Excellent communication skills

Strong negotiation skills

Analytical and methodical approach to tasks. Able to build efficient process

Strong leadership for the team

Able to anticipate issues and act on them in the moment

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