Assistant Buyer

3 months ago

New Milton, United Kingdom Appello Full time

**About the Appello Group**

We are committed to transforming lives through technology enabled care services, blending the expertise in our monitoring centre with the latest digital technology being created by ourselves and our partners. As the UK's largest telecare monitoring and digital equipment provider, we support over 300,000 vulnerable people in our communities to live safer, happier, and more enriched lives.

Our journey of supporting housing, health and social care dates back to 24th June 1988 when we took our first emergency call from our Head Office in New Milton, Hampshire. With a team of just five employees, we were pioneers for emergency monitoring within the housing sector. Over the next decade our business grew considerably as did our team.

The Appello Group now consists of many brands, including, Appello and Careline365, all are equally pivotal in our continued growth and commitment to improving the safety and wellbeing of our communities.

Today, we operate from multiple locations across the UK, with offices in Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Norfolk, and a team of remote workers all over the UK.

**Position**:
**Assistant Buyer**:
**Hours**: 35 per week

**Shift pattern**:Monday - Friday 09:00-17:00

**Salary**:£25-30,000 dependant on experience

***Location**:New Milton Office - you will need to be within a commutable distance to the office****:
**Start date**: ASAP

**Appello Perks**
- 23 days holiday rising to 25 days annual + bank holidays
- We offer you discounts on everything from groceries and shopping through to holidays, insurance, days out, restaurants and more
- 24/7 employee assistance programme
- Family and friends’ discounts on our services & products
- Pension Scheme, up to 4% Company matched
- Life assurance 2x annual salary

Your role will be to support the Supply Chain in all aspects of procurement activities. To be the key focal point for the purchasing department within Appello regarding all administration and purchasing matters, to also be a point of contact and escalation for external and internal customers and suppliers.

In this fast-paced environment you will need to have the skills to prioritise your workload, respond quickly to changing schedules and liaise with other departments.

**Main Responsibilities and Activities**
- To manage transactional purchase orders against demand of the system and also from shared forecasting information.
- Managing the transactional suppliers to ensure shared processes are relevant.
- To ensure that Business Central is maintained with accurate and up to date information.
- Source new parts as required either by telephone or online. Gather necessary information including price, supplier, full description and lead time.
- Source new/alternative suppliers.
- To work towards achieving cost reductions through negotiation and sourcing against set objectives.
- Work with the buyer to review the overall “value” offered by existing suppliers and ensure that the company’s purchasing remains competitive.
- To assistant in managing the information between Appello and our third party logisitcis company.
- To review the compliance of all supply chain documentation such as subcontractors, consultants etc working with the Appello Group.
- To ensure the purchasing administration teams business targets/KPI’s are met.
- Running, creating and interrogating various daily and monthly reports and attending meetings.
- Manage the process of returned items.
- To manage the facilities maintenance of all Appello Group buildings.
- Provide administrative support to other functions within the Supply Chain as required during times of peak loading.
- To ensure office procedures and working practices are followed. To also ensure that these are regularly reviewed and updated as necessary in accordance with the Quality Management System.
- To assist with the up keep of the warehouse / storage area, moving boxes, recycling with some light lifting and shifting of boxes. (suitable training will be given in line with H & S, manual handling)
- Helping to manage, maintain and promote the different Appello accreditations, including but not limited to, BSI, BAFE, TSA.
- To liaise with other departments within the business to help ensure the smooth and efficient transfer of high quality information and data.
- Creating monthly reports to support purchasing targets and KPI’s

**Requirements**:
**Experience**
- Experience working in a similar purchasing role and busy office and customer service environment is essential
- Experience in negotiating supplier contracts to gain cost reduction
- Preparation and interrogation business reports

Ability to contribute ideas, suggestions and feedback to improve the service and to identify and implement service improvement projects

**Qualifications**
- An education to either GCSE Grade A-C including Maths and English ,
- 'O' level standard or NVQ level 2/3
- Working towards CIPS or equivalent qualification

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