Assistant Buyer

1 month ago


Rochester, United Kingdom Butler Ross Full time

A excellent opportunity awaits an Assistant Buyer to join a leading global FMCG company located in Rochester, offering a salary of up to £30,000. This Procurement role has been established in response to business expansion and recent acquisitions. The successful candidate will be part of the purchasing department and will have excellent prospects for advancement into Buyer and Senior Buyer roles over the next few years.

Ideal candidates will possess prior experience in purchasing or procurement within an FMCG context and demonstrate a strong desire to advance their careers.

Role responsibilities of the Assistant Buyer include:

Planning, monitoring and maintaining suitable inventory levels
Raising, placing and tracking purchase orders
Ensuring products are purchased at the right time to specification
Conducting market research, identifying price trends and major market influences
Negotiating with suppliers and building positive relationships
Consolidating customer forecasts from the sales team to use as support for accurate stock holdingPerson Specification of the Buyer:

Previous experience in a purchasing or procurement within an FMCG environment
Strong negotiation skills
Confident using Excel and good knowledge of other Microsoft suites
High attentional to detail and organisation
Numerical and analytical skills
Keen desire to progress careerSalary

Up to £30k

This role is based fully on site with no hybrid working

This role will be well suited to you if you have held a role within purchasing or procurement as a buyer, purchasing assistant, buying assistant, buying specialist, sourcing assistant, category assistant, junior buyer or purchasing graduate


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