Assistant Buyer

**Crowders Nurseries,** part of the **RSK Group, **is seeking to appoint an** Assistant Buyer **on a 1**2 month fixed term contract** based out of their head offices in **Horncastle, Lincolnshire.**

Crowders Nurseries began as a horticultural business in 1798 in Lincolnshire. We have been growing and nurturing plants for more than 220 years, steeped in the practices and techniques needed to produce plants with long lives of the highest quality. We aim to be the best horticultural specialists in our field, providing market-leading solutions for our customers

**Requirements**:

- Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong analytical and organisational skills.
- The ability to multi-task and perform well under pressure with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office and operating systems.
- An understanding of the need to complete work in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
- Own Initiative, who is motivated, and team driven with a good financial understanding.

**Responsibilities**
- As Assistant Buyer you will be supporting the Head of Operations assisting within all areas of the Purchasing department.
- Your main duties will be focused on allocating sales orders using Wintree Software (full training will be provided) from our companies own stock and that from third party suppliers.
- You will engage in supplier negotiations to maximise profit margins and raise purchase orders in a timely manner.
- You will be responsible for Booking in inbound stock onto Wintree, ensuring Customs clearance and Notifying the Plant Heath Authorities of inbound consignments from the EU and checking off supplier invoices.

**Salary and Benefits**:

- Salary up to £28,000
- Pension contribution
- flexible benefits

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Crowders Nurseries began as a horticultural business in 1798 in Lincolnshire. We have been growing and nurturing plants for more than 220 years, steeped in the practices and techniques needed to produce plants with long lives of the highest quality. We aim to be the best horticultural specialists in our field, providing market-leading solutions for our customers. We are a nationally renowned wholesale grower - from high-end private domestic schemes to large national infrastructure programmes.

From our three sites in Lincolnshire, we propagate many of the plants grown in our nursery, which ensures a consistent quality. Crowders supply the full range of nursery stock products, including container-grown, bare-root and root-balled plants, hedging and forestry. We also supply plants for roads, highways, railways and other infrastructure projects. Other products include herbaceous and perennial plants, ornamental shrubs, instant hedging and screening and trees from UK-certified and traceable stock. We supply these solutions to government organisations, local authorities, landscape contractors, landscape architects and construction firms throughout the UK, the Channel Islands, Ireland and Europe.

Crowders Nurseries is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team mem