YourNewJobTitle: AssistantBuyer-Engineering/Manufacturing TheSkillsYou'llNeed: Procurement,Manufacturing,SAP,OrderProcessing,Engineering YourNewSalary: £30-33k Location: CentralLondon,hybridfourdaysinoffice,oneathome(Fivedaysintheofficeduringprobation) Jobstatus :Permanent Startdate :ASAP Workinghours :MondaytoFriday9-5pm WhoYou'llBeWorkingfor: Globalrawmaterialstrader. AssistantBuyer-WhatYou'llbeDoingEachDay: TheAssistantBuyerrolesitswithintheEngineeringDepartmentofadiversifiedinternationalgroupoperatingacrossmorethansevencountriesworldwide.BasedattheLondonoffice,theroleformspartofaninternationalengineeringprocurementteamresponsibleforsourcingsparepartsandassembliesformanufacturingindustries,primarilyservingtheMiddleEastmarket. TheroleoffersexposuretosourcingproductsfromEuropeandtheFarEast,providingvaluableinsightintointernationalsupplychainsandglobalprocurementpractices.Thereisclearscopeforcareerprogressionwithinthedepartment. UnderstandinginternalstakeholderrequirementsandpreparingRequestsforQuotation(RFQs)accuratelyandefficiently Receiving,analysing,comparing,andevaluatingsupplierquotations Preparecostcomparisonsheetsandcalculatemargins. PreparingcustomerandinternaloffersusingthecompanysbespokeSAPsystem Negotiatingpricing,leadtimes,andcommercialtermswithvendors Raisingandprocessingpurchaseorders Preparingprocurementandmanagementreports Selectionanddevelopmentofvendorstobestmeetthespecifications,qualityandlogisticalrequirements. Ensuringaccurateandtimelydataentrywithinthein-houseSAPsystem Typing,proofreadingandproductionofcorrespondenceanddocumentsusingin-housestylecomplianttemplates Monitoringandrespondingtotelephoneandemailenquiriesonbehalfoftheengineeringteam Updatingproductbrochures,catalogues,andmarketingmaterialsasrequired Databasemanagement AssistantBuyer-TheSkillsYou'llNeedtoSucceed: Buyingexperienceinengineeringormanufacturing. Understandingengineeringdrawings. Strongcommercialawarenessandunderstandingofprocurementprinciples FamiliaritywithINCOterms&Forex/ExchangeratesasthisisaninternationalTradingenvironment. Abilitytoevaluatesuppliersandnegotiatefavourabletermsofbusiness. Handsonabilitytomanageandenterenquiries,quotationsandcontractsontocomputersystems. Strongnumericalskillsandhighlevelofcomputerliteracy Goodcommunicationskillsbothverbalandwritten DemonstratedexperiencewithERPsystemsishighlydesirable,particularlySAPBusinessOne LanguageskillsFluencyinEnglish. KnowledgeofEuropeanlanguageswouldbeanaddedadvantage. Highattentiontodetail,withamethodicalandorganisedapproachtowork Aproactive,flexible,andcan-doattitude Haveaflexibleapproachtoworkinghourswhennecessary Havetheabilitytoprioritiseworkeffectively BeaconfidentuserofMSOffice,includingWord,Excel,PowerPointandOutlook HaveabilityandenthusiasmforlearningnewsystemsandITpackages.TrainingwillbegivenonSAPBusinessOne WewouldbegratefulifyoucouldsendyourCVasaWorddocument.Ifyourapplicationissuccessful,youwillbecontactedwithin7days.WeregretthatduetothehighvolumeofapplicationswereceivewecannotprovidefeedbackonindividualCVs.PleasenotethatwecanonlyconsidercandidateswhoareeligibletoworkintheUKandareabletoproviderelevantsupportingdocumentation. PeopleFirstiscommittedtoincreasingdiversity,andmaintaininganinclusiveworkplaceculture.Wewelcomeapplicationsfromallqualifiedcandidatesregardlessoftheirethnicity,race,gender,religiousbeliefs,sexualorientation,age,maritalstatusorwhetherornottheyhaveadisability. PeopleFirst(Recruitment)Limitedactsasanemploymentagencyforpermanentandfixedtermcontractrecruitmentandasanemploymentbusinessforthesupplyoftemporaryworkers.PleasenotethatbyapplyingforthisjobyouacceptourTermsofUseandPrivacyPolicywhichcanbefoundonourwebsite.