Junior Buyer

To maintain and keep a record of all purchases and requests from various departments and campuses. Reconciliation of the purchase orders and helping with settlement of invoices relating to procurement

**Main Responsibilities**:

- Working with all the departments and campuses to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned purchase orders and report any back-ordered or missing products.
- Negotiating with suppliers to agree prices, quantities, lead times and exclusivity deals.
- Collecting and analysing data to keep a track of existing and new suppliers.
- Make sure all the purchase orders are receipted and recorded in a timely manner.
- Provide support to procurement team as and when required.
- Identifying quality standards and ensuring that all products meet the standards.
- Research new suppliers, products, and services to get competitive prices benefiting the organisation.
- Maintaining a good connection with suppliers and responding their queries promptly.
- Be a good team player and ready to support as and when required.
- Able to meet strict deadlines for procuring goods and services depending on business needs.

**Requirements**:

- Excellent communication skills to help negotiations and meeting the expectation of both the company and suppliers.
- Building relationships and networking skills to attain organisation’s goals and objectives.
- Basic knowledge of accounting and finance to calculate margins and discounts.
- Understanding of supply chain, procurement, and logistics services.
- Excellent computer skills and basic knowledge of spreadsheets, like MS office etc.

**Other Information**:
The recruitment manager will also be expected to demonstrate their commitment:

- to GBS values and regulations, including equal opportunities policy.
- the GBS’s Social, Economic and Environmental responsibilities and minimise environmental impact in the performance of the role and actively contribute to the delivery of GBS’s Environmental Policy.
- to their Health and Safety responsibilities to ensure their contribution to a safe and secure working environment for staff, students, and other visitors to the campus.