Assistant Buyer

European Supply Chain - Assistant Buyer

**£26500**

**We are an established business with a reputation for excellence in the medical devices market, both for the products themselves and the high quality after sales service.**

**Working closely with our commercial partners, international dealers, resellers and clinical customers globally, we continue to develop highly reliable, quality products and services in the Respiratory and DME markets.**

**General Responsibility**

Supporting our European Supply Chain with operational and administrative duties, to ensure process compliance and operational efficiency. Good analytical skills and a keen eye for detail required.

**What characteristics are we looking for?**
- **Enthusiasm **and passion to succeed in everything that you do.
- A genuine **desire to take responsibility**, rather than wanting to stay ‘under the radar’, and ambition to progress in a rapidly growing business.
- **Initiative**: Able to work on own initiative to progress complex orders through to completion.
- **Willingness to learn** and wanting to take on new challenges, with the understanding that learning from mistakes is crucial.
- **Resilience**: the attitude and ability to recover from setbacks, adapt well to change, and keep going in the face of adversity or challenges.

If that sounds like you, we are flexible on prior experience, but it would be beneficial to be able to demonstrate a proven record of:

- 2+ years within a business-to-business supply chain function.
- Confident and professional telephone manner with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Determined and tenacious approach, with a passion for providing excellent customer care.
- IT literacy, with an ability to adapt when using different ERP or reporting software.

**Duties will include but are not limited to**:

- Providing a high standard of internal customer service.
- Purchase order processing.
- Purchase order management, from raising through to goods receipt.
- Monitoring supplier performance.
- Monitoring of inventory levels, to avoid stock outs or overstocking.
- Effectively managing any supplier / customer feedback or enquiries.
- Continuously building positive supplier / customer relationships.
- Maintaining supplier account information.
- Accurately maintaining item, purchasing and financial data records.
- Providing accurate and timely reports on direct activity.

**What you can expect**:

- Full-time role with a competitive salary
- 37.5 hours per week with flexible working
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank holidays
- Working location: Dudley, West Midlands

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

**Salary**: From £26,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £26,500.00-£27,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person