Role: Buyer & Merchandiser (Senior Level)
About You:
Do you secretly (or not so secretly) love a good spreadsheet? What about a real sense of achievement when you’ve solved a complex problem? Does the thought of not having an accurately planned timeline bring you out in a cold sweat?
Looking to be an integral part of an amazing team, have your voice heard, and feel like you belong?
DFYNE may be the perfect place for you.
About DFYNE:
A picture paints a thousand words… and we’re sure you don’t want to be sat here reading an essay of corporate “about us” spiel….
Seriously, how’re you able to really get under the skin of what we’re about from a few words on a screen. So why don’t you have a look and see what we’re all about for yourself .
About the role - DFYNE Your Career:
First of all, its best I introduce myself (person behind the keyboard here), it’s not the norm on a job role spec, but I feel it’s important to know one of the people you’ll be working with. I’m Darren, the Head of Buying. You’ll be working closely with me to forecast and plan with our fantastic suppliers, and the wider DFYNE team.
I’ll be straight up. Being part of DFYNE is challenging, tough, and most likely not like anything you’ve experienced. If you aren’t ready to push yourself, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, then stop reading now. This isn’t the place for you.
One of the challenges you’ll face is our exciting and rapid growth, which means our data is often out of date as soon as we have it, so although there’ll be patterns, there won’t be definitive data to base decisions on. You’ll need to be excellent at forward planning and anticipating customer demand, to help keep our warehouse stocked so our fabulous customers aren’t left waiting for their items.
What I’m looking for is someone who’s brilliant with numbers, has a background in merchandising/buying, and most importantly, someone who is ready to grab a career opportunity with both hands and hold on for dear life as DFYNE grows.
If you have a need to learn, grow as an individual, to take on challenges, and want to be an integral part of the place you work. Then DFYNE may be the place for you.
Attitude:
* Trustworthy
* Proactive and efficient
* Calm under pressure
* Reliable and responsive
* Enthusiastic
* Organised
Key Responsibilities:
* Forecasting product requirements in line with a stringent critical path.
* Predict and respond at pace to changes in customer demand.
* Creating required purchase orders for product at pace.
* Collaborate with wider DFYNE team.
* Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers.
* Coach and develop junior members of the buying team (where applicable)
Experience Needed:
* Absolutely none. We don’t hire only on experience, but a background in Buying is desireable.
Skills:
* Good communication skills.
* Organisational skills.
* Ability & willingness to learn.
* High level analytics and numeracy skills.
* Commercial awareness.