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Job Title: Junior Buyer

Reporting To: Purchasing Manager

Location: Wessington Cryogenics Limited, Houghton le Spring,

Tyne and Wear

Overall Aim

To set up, operate and maintain supplier accounts on SAGE and the Supplier Management Register. To manage relationships with external suppliers assessing their suitability to contract with WCL in terms of quality of goods or service, delivery performance and customer service levels. To drive down purchase costs across all areas and support any operational cost savings as appropriate. To access and update SAGE and Excel to accurately record product specification and pricing and to update and assist in fulfilment of invoice, payment and delivery schedules, raising purchase orders where necessary.

Outline of responsibilities
- To manage relationships with external suppliers, including prequalifying suppliers.
- To set up new supplier accounts on SAGE and assist the Purchasing Manager and Senior Buyer in carrying out key supplier assessments; updating internal records to reflect their performance against quality, cost, delivery, lead time and customer service in their dealings with WCL.
- To support suppliers and other customers with day to day enquiries regarding product, pricing, lead times, QA requirements, delivery schedule and payment terms.
- Control quality, cost and delivery fulfilment and in particular drive down costs and improve performance.
- To chase up outstanding orders to ensure goods are received on time and in full.
- To access and review all current SAGE entries to check for accuracy in product description and coding, ensuring all purchase orders are sent with the correct part drawings and MOSF’s (where applicable) to instruct suppliers of

WCL’s specific material and quality requirements for each item.
- To attend internal meetings and meetings with suppliers, when required.
- To enquire and provide product or service quotations for the sales team in a timely manner.
- To support all internal departments with purchasing or supplier queries, as necessary.
- Any other duties as required by the Purchasing Manager, Production Manager or Financial Manager.

Knowledge and Skill requirements

Essential
- Experience of database management, Microsoft Office.
- Experience in using EXCEL to organise data, query and produce reports and facilitate planning.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to work flexibly and occasionally outside of normal working hours should the need arise.
- Working towards CIPS Level 4 or willing to work towards.

Desirable
- Ability to innovate processes.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Degree level.
- Experience working with SAGE 200
- Experience in external supplier relationship management & negotiating cost reduction for key accounts.

Interfaces
- Purchasing Manager
- Senior Buyer
- Production Manager
- Financial Manager
- Purchase Ledger
- Sales and Logistics
- QA and Engineering team members

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

Pay: £24,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 06/02/2023
Reference ID: WCL-2023-JB