Junior Buyer Graduate Opportunity Career Development

2 weeks ago


Ashford, United Kingdom Office Angels Full time

**Job Title**: Graduate opportunity Junior Buyer (New offices + Career progression available)

**Location**: Ashford, office based + 1 day WFH once you have completed your 3 month probationary period

**Hours**:Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm

**Salary**: £20k, reviewed after 3 months

We are currently recruiting for an interesting FMCG company in Ashford who are moving to offices 10 x the size of their current premises due to expansion You'll be working as part of a team of 15 with 1 Assistant Buyer in the department.

**Full training will be provided and once trained your key duties and responsibilities would be**:

- Managing the procurement of pre-agreed products to deliver budgeted margin and KPI's
- Negotiating both short-term and long-term purchasing agreements with suppliers (They have 200 suppliers they deal with but mainly speak 50 regularly)
- Achieving pre-determined profit, service and stock KPI's aligned with company expectations
- Monitoring and attaining end of year Over Rider agreements
- Monitoring and reporting on both company and industry performance
- Managing a specified product range with ability to identify trends
- Pro-actively seek out areas of opportunity through supplier base
- Working closely with sales team to drive product range and sales to deliver company KPI's

**Skills and experience required for this position**:

- A Business/Supply Chain related degree or equivalent
- Some experience within Purchasing would be ideal but not essential
- Excellent relationship building and negotiation skills

**Key skills**:
Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.



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