Buyer
6 months ago
**Buyer**
**£42,000**
**Mid Kent**
**Monday - Friday - Office based**
Fantastic opportunity to join an established and successful FMCG business as a Buyer. The purpose of this role is to support the strategic management of commodity purchases as well as other goods and services through effective planning, supplier management and negotiation. This is a highly analytical position requiring the ability to monitor a range of metrics and insights to effectively identify the most profitable actions to take.
**Duties include**:
- Provide timely and accurate information / data to support the development of the procurement strategy.
- Manage and develop supplier relationships and ongoing negotiations
- Raising, placing and tracking purchase orders
- Extensive monitoring of stock levels, order progressions and usage to ensure material is available when required.
- Provide analytic analysis, including cashflow, currency exposure etc.
- Assess the risks and benefits of terms and conditions, advising the Business.
- Other projects and such tasks as and when required.
- Proven experience in the FMCG industry.
- CIPS qualification (desirable not essential)
- Strong Excel skills
- Flexible, reliable, and ambitious
- An excellent communicator with first rate interpersonal skills
This is a fantastic role with lots of progression opportunities, good training, and a competitive salary.
- This role is being handled by_ **Holly Ensoll, Senior Consultant for Business Support**_ _at Pearson Whiffin Recruitment._
Not quite the right role but still looking?
- By working with us, you will be helping support charities across Kent; we have raised over £50,000 so far_
INDBS
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent
**Salary**: Up to £42,000.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
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