Buyer

1 week ago

Walsall, United Kingdom BCS Group Full time

The Role The Buyer plays a vital role in supporting the procurement process within BCS, ensuring a high level of service to our customers by delivering accurate products on time. The successful candidate will be responsible for sourcing, negotiating, purchasing goods for the best cost, managing purchase orders, maintaining supplier relationships, and ensuring that procurement activities align with organisational policies and budgets. This includes procurement of stocked items, pricing of bespoke products, and communicating with all departments on order progress, areas for improvement and supplier quality. Key Responsibilities Purchase Order Management: Manage purchase orders, ensuring accuracy and compliance with procurement policies, working within the PSL to agreed pricing and stocking levels. Monitor and track order status from initiation to delivery. Supplier Liaison: Uphold relationships with suppliers, addressing inquiries and resolving issues relating to orders and deliveries. Agree and chase delivery dates, communicate delays with Sales or Operations, and update department managers on supplier performance. Document and Record Keeping: Maintain accurate records of procurement activities, including supplier quotes, approvals, and delivery paperwork; obtain and process direct delivery tickets for orders delivered to customers; manage sale orders within weekly invoice deadlines. Inventory Management Support: Monitor stock levels, highlight trends of reordering stock, and amend agreed minimum/maximum to prevent shortages or overstocking. Compliance and Audit Support: Ensure procurement processes comply with relevant regulations and internal processes; assist in audits by providing required documentation and data; obtain approval for orders outside PSL or price agreements. Commercial Awareness: Challenge carriage charges and price increases; support the Sales Team with tender enquiries and internal bespoke requests to obtain best price from preferred suppliers; minimize credit card spend. System and Process: Manage the department mailbox for incoming requests; manage system order reports; coordinate the goods return to supplier process, ensuring items are collected/returned and credits are provided as required; maintain supplier price agreements within the system and follow the price update process. HSEQ: Complete tasks in accordance with risk assessments; notify the Team Leader of potential non‑compliance; report accidents and positive interventions; ensure correct PPE is used; maintain excellent housekeeping and remove waste and trip hazards; submit positive interventions; work in conjunction with HSEQ policies and procedures. Key Measures & Targets Overdue purchase orders and direct-to-customer sales Monthly stock/minimum stock order reports Management of buying shared mailbox Key Relationships Procurement Manager Procurement Coordinator Sales Team Leaders Person Specification Essential Experience in purchasing in a distribution or wholesale business Confident communicating with suppliers, and an ability to negotiate Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, formulas, formatting) Good organisational skills and capable of using multiple order reports Desirable Product knowledge of PPE, tooling or construction supplies CIPS qualification or working towards How to apply Please send your current CV and cover email outlining your suitability for the role and quoting the reference number to [email protected] #J-18808-Ljbffr

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