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Overview
Would you like to help enrich the lives of learners around the world?
Overview
Would you like to help enrich the lives of learners around the world?
At RM, we’ve been pioneers of education technology since 1973. We provide technology and resources to the education sector, supporting over 10 million students worldwide. We work with over28,000 schools, nurseries, and education trusts in 115 countries to deliver customer-centric solutions that improve education outcomes.
What we do helps learners at all stages of their lives, from preschool to higher education and professional qualification; we partner with schools, examination boards, central governments and other professional institutions to enrich the lives of learners.
RM Group operates through three businesses: Technology (Managed Services, Software and Infrastructure for Schools), Assessment (Software and Services) and TTS (Educational Resources).
Visit us here to find out more: www.rm.com
Responsibilities
The Buying Assistant will be targeted on their ability to aid in the achievement of the team’s key targets, alongside having their own individual objectives to ensure we are delivering exceptional service to our customers. They are responsible for supporting in all aspects of the Vendor Management category functions.
What The Role Will Be Doing
* To provide administration support to the Vendor Management Team.
* To support the Vendor Management function in collating all relevant information and preparing documentation for New Product on-boarding and product resourcing.
* Liaise with internal teams and our suppliers on any customer-focused, quality, delivery or invoice queries, supporting the team’s objective to reduce the volume of these queries.
* To take responsibility for and action any identified data or information changes for item maintenance and product database support within the ERP system including price, minimum order quantities, supplier product codes, Country of Origin and carton quantities.
* Support the team with maintaining supplier relationships.
* Running, maintaining and distribution of relevant category and management reports.
Experience
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
* Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate closely with suppliers and internal colleagues.
* Excellent administrative experience.
* Knowledge and experience of operational processes and understanding of buying and supply chain techniques would be an advantage.
* Experienced in the use of all Microsoft office applications including Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
* Capable of managing conflicting priorities and able to organise workload as required.
* A completer finisher who is self-motivated and has excellent people skills.
* The ability to deal with large volumes of data and queries in a timely manner.
* Experience of collaborating with suppliers both in the UK and globally would be advantageous.
Excellent communication skills, written, verbal, grammar and punctuation
Excellent listening skills
Excellent attention to detail
Skills Required
Ability to demonstrate empathy and emotional intelligence
Strong work ethic, self-motivated and proactive
Ability to remain calm under pressure
Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise with excellent time management skills
Ability to be adaptable, flexible, agile, resourceful and multitask
What’s in it for you?
At RM we have My Work Blend @RM which provides office-based colleagues with multi location and hybrid working options. As well as your office base, you can spend a proportion of your time working at other locations that suit your role and your life, including home, other offices, customer sites, distribution centres or on the move. We encourage you to discuss arrangements for this role with your potential line manager during the recruitment process.
To better reflect the society that we serve, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. To achieve this, we create teams of talented people from different backgrounds and experiences and strive to be a business where our people can bring their whole selves to work, we also want to make the recruitment process as inclusive as possible for everyone. Should you require additional support with your application or through the interview process, please contact us at recruitment@rm.com.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
What's in it for you?
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Purchasing and Supply Chain
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