Buyer
3 days ago
**Location**:B24 8HZ (Birmingham, near J6 M6). Partially eligible for remote working (will be 2-3 days office based)
**Salary**:£25,000 to £28,000
Mobile Fun is the UK's leading online mobile accessories retailer. We're an ambitious and motivated team and we're proud to be beating the competition to thrive as the world's best online retailer for mobile device accessories. We strongly believe **"our Team wins"**, we are passionate about delivering exceptional customer service, we are **"trusted"** and we trust our team and our customers trust us. We believe to continue our winning streak we need to continually adapt and learn
- **"never stop learning"** to keep up with the changing world. Because ultimately **"Tech matters" **and **that is where you will come in as our next Buyer**.
As our **Buyer**, you’ll have the responsibility of:
- ** Leading our Purchasing Team** to ensure that product availability is **maintained within KPI.**:
- ** Coaching** and **Mentoring** junior members to ensure that they can deliver the best possible service to our customers, supporting them with **supplier communications** and **purchasing decisions**.
- Helping to drive the overall purchasing team performance and productivity standards, supporting **negotiations with suppliers** and **maintaining supplier relationships**, to seek cost savings and clearance stock availability.
- ** Forecasting purchasing opportunities** and undertaking **ongoing replenishment** requirements to identify new market opportunities and help drive sales.
- Establishing strong relationships between different operational areas within the commercial team and wider business.
**To be successful** in this role, you’ll need:
- Some prior experience working in a **procurement/purchasing** environment.
- An appetite for leading a team
- Ability to **influence** at all levels
- Confidence to negotiate
- Computer literate with **Microsoft excel/google sheets**:
- An **analytical** and **adapting** mindset
- A **hunger to learn** and be busy
As part of our commitment to making Mobile Fun a great place to come to work every day, we offer extensive development and learning opportunities to all employees, as well as a comprehensive rewards package:
- Up to 25 days annual holiday plus national holidays.
- Opportunities to learn new skills and access to online learning platforms
- Pension scheme with up to 6% matching contributions.
- Discount on our products (up to 90%) and a constant supply of product review samples
- Social events throughout the year - to name a few: Bowling nights, picnics in the park, Movie nights, Halloween dress-up competitions and so many more
- Charity events, including on an international level and more locally through our partnerships with organisations such as Erdington Food Bank
- Be part of an ambitious team working with colleagues who value trust and teamwork.
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