Junior Buyer

2 weeks ago

Blackburn, United Kingdom Wallace Hind Selection Full time

You’re a keen negotiator and understand value. You’ve started on your journey to become a seasoned buying professional and are looking for an opportunity to work on projects to help you cut your teeth. We have the need for a driven and curious Junior Buyer to complement our buying department in Altham, Blackburn.

**BASIC SALARY**: £25,000 -£30,000

**BENEFITS**:

- 32 days holiday
- 4.5% contributory pension
- Westfield health membership
- Life assurance

**LOCATION**: Altham, Blackburn
The current team commute from: Preston, Burnley, Blackburn, Accrington, Rochdale

**We can offer you**:

- The opportunity to learn and grow within the role, and the business.
- Support and mentoring from the senior buyer who has progressed within the company.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**: Junior Buyer, Assistant Buyer - Procurement, Purchasing
Reporting to the Senior Buyer, you’ll be a key member of the team and will be instrumental in cultivating and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You’ll get to know the key suppliers across the globe and play an important role in negotiating rates and contracts.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**: Junior Buyer, Assistant Buyer - Procurement, Purchasing
- Control a spend of c £500k across the transport network.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key suppliers throughout the UK, Europe, China, Indonesia and Taiwan.
- Review current suppliers and reduce rates where possible.
- Work closely with the senior Buyer to assist internal teams; Maintenance, Production & Quality to ensure a balance between suppliers’ availability and needs of the business.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**: Junior Buyer, Assistant Buyer - Procurement, Purchasing
Most likely your background will include:

- Worked within Manufacturing / Distribution / Supply
- Any experience with transport or freight forwarding would be an advantage.
- Experience of an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. We use SAP.
- Exposure to negotiating rates and contracts.
- Relationship management / development.

**THE COMPANY**:
Established for over 70 years, with new investment 4 years ago, we are now a part of a £400m global business (we contribute c£40m). As a manufacturer of Technical Textiles, we supply a wide range of industries from automotive and construction to packaging and hygiene. Quality plays a crucial role is our ability to stay ahead of the competition.
It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Buyer, Junior Buyer, Buying Assistant, Assistant Buyer, Procurement, Purchasing, Purchasing Assistant, Manufacturing, Distribution, Supply, Logistics, Transport, Freight Forwarding,

**REF**: JN17203, Wallace Hind Selection

**Type**: Permanent

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