Buyer

**About The Role**

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- Liaising with suppliers on quotations, orders, and deliveries
- Ensuring the successful purchasing of goods for production with the best possible lead times and costings
- Being innovative and efficient in the sourcing of materials and equipment required
- Managing supplier performance and maintaining good working relations with suppliers and customers.
- Managing the purchase order process to ensure a timely delivery/expediting of material in time for production.
- Conducting pricing and service negotiations, providing BLK BOX with the best possible agreements with the right quality.
- Maintaining stock levels and supply chain flow to ensure customers experience the best service and goods.
- To perform any other duties as may be required from time-to-time.

**Required Criteria**
- Minimum 2 years Buyer/Purchasing experience
- Knowledge and experience of inventory management systems and methods.
- Good IT skills with demonstrable experience of MS Office especially MS Excel
- Good problem-solving skills and self-motivated
- Strong Communication Skills both verbal and written.
- Comfortable with rapid change and evolving processes.
- Team player, with the willingness to support colleagues where needed.
- Passionate about their role and the wider success of BLK BOX.

**Desired Criteria**
- Demonstrate proficiency in statistics, forecasting and forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impact
- Working understanding of SIOP (Sales & Operational Planning)

**Skills Needed**

Customer Relationship Management, Order Fulfillment Management, Procurement, Quote Management

**About The Company**

Since 2012, our premise has been simple: to improve athletes performance.

We’ve gone from a garage set up to doing business on a global front from our iconic Titanic Quarter HQ and then expanding further to our 140,000 square foot HQ just outside of Belfast. The new headquarters consolidates our offices, R&D, manufacturing and distribution into one location.

**Company Culture**

EQUIPMENT BUILT FOR ATHLETES BY ATHLETES.

We are a dynamic, forward-thinking company leading the industry in fitness equipment manufacturing. We are a team of like-minded individuals who are all on the mission of inspiring and improving the worlds athletes.

We attract, develop and retain the best team members, with a passion for what we do to help us achieve our goals.

Our ever-growing team are more than engineers and sales people - we are pioneers of change. We aren't concerned with just making good products and providing good customer service. The BLK BOX team are industry experts with extensive experience.

**Company Benefits**
- Free access to our fully functioning showroom gym.
- Early Finish Friday.
- Free on-site parking.
- Enjoy your birthday off each year.
- Unlimited amounts of premium coffee from a local roaster.
- Fresh fruit available.
- Discount on equipment, apparel and accessories.
- Free access to professional development books and educational resources.
- Quarterly team days, with activities and team lunches.
- Health Care cash plan with physical and mental wellbeing support resources.
- Fantastic training opportunities and long-term career progression.
- Annual rewards and recognition are provided for superior performance.

Vacation/Paid time off, Performance bonuses, Retirement plan and/or pension, Office perks, Employee development programs, Employee discounts, Gym membership or wellness programs, Opportunity to travel, Pet friendly offices, Casual dress, Free parking, Free work laptop, Referral bonus, Open office, Competitive salary, Discount in gift shop

**Salary**

£26,000.00 - £30,000.00 per year