Buyer
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Job Title: Buyer Salary: Circa £30k pa Location: East Anglia Reference: J1743 Contact: Telephone: 0141 647 6688 Categories: , , , We seek a high calibre individuall with a background in buying ideally from within the print sector who will be able to demonstrate a track record of liaising and negotiating with suppliers. Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, key tasks include supplier sourcing, price negotiation, vendor appraisal, ITT/RFP preparation and supply chain management. • Sound understanding and knowledge of digital, litho and screen print production processes, with a keenness to keep up-to-date with new technology and substrates. • Previous print buying experience preferable. • Strong interpersonal skills, particularly in communicating and negotiating with others. • Enthusiastic, professional and flexible attitude. • Team player who is able to prioritise schedules and manage own workload, highlighting any issues or concerns in a timely manner. • Review submitted costs, identify discrepancies, potential cost savings and negotiation opportunities. • Develop the company’s inventory management strategy with the aim of controlling costs within budgetary limits, generating savings, rationalising inventory and maximizing available working capital • Manage and maintain the company’s material and stocked product inventory including stock profiles and stock locations • Be responsible for managing and running planned stock takes • Minimise overstocks and removal of obsolete / redundant raw materials to maximize availability of working capital • Ensure integrity and accuracy of the stock management system • Manage control measures to ensure mistakes, inaccuracies and discrepancies are highlighted, addressed and resolved • Check and adjust shop floor data collection data • Ensure materials are ready and available for production as and when required • Ensure incoming product is receipted and managed appropriately • Ensure that any materials that are late or holding up production are chased until received • Write and maintain accurate written procedures for all main inventory control processes and functions • Have a detailed understanding of MIS and inventory control / management systems • Strong analytical and problem solving skills • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills • Possess relevant IT skills in basic MS Office applications – outlook, one note, excel & word ***Please supply CV in word rather than PDF*** ** This position has now been filled, but has been left on our website as we have other similar vacancies to this on an ongoing basis that might interest you. More importantly, we have vacancies that are not advertised due to their confidential nature therefore it would certainly be in your interest to email your CV, as a word document, depending on which sector you are in, to :- Board level, account management and all levels of sales vacancies – Our divisional heads will then email your CV internally to the consultant who specialises in your exact sector, for example a category of packaging is cartons, a category of print is print management, in fact we have over 30 specialist categories. Our specialist consultant will contact you if we have a live vacancy that matches, or contact you in the near future as soon a good match to skill set and experience becomes available. Share this job:
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