Overview
As a Buying Coordinator, you’ll support effective and efficient operations within the Buying Team to help deliver key business targets, including revenue, margin, and income goals. You’ll be responsible for organising, tracking, and reporting on commercial activity across a large supplier and product base, supporting around £11m+ in commercial revenue. The role involves accurate data entry, managing supplier promotions and product changes, resolving invoice and aged debt queries, and maintaining system accuracy.
Responsibilities
* Ensure the effective and efficient operations within the Buying Team to deliver overall business, revenue, margin and income targets.
* Organise and report on new product listings and delists, report on performance of supplier activations, manage supplier promotions and new lines, and calculate/claim supplier funded promotions.
* Ensure accuracy of internal systems related to product pricing, setup, and de-listing.
* Load supplier and buying group promotions onto internal systems; track and report on promotional funding.
* Administer invoicing and claims management, escalate and resolve queries, and manage aged debt with the finance team.
* Support Marketing with collecting supplier assets on time and in full.
* Proactively review new and de-listed products to align with defined range targets.
* Provide ad-hoc reporting and administration as required by business needs.
Qualifications
* Strong IT and administration skills, numeracy, and a good level of English.
* Customer service focus with excellent communication, interpersonal, relationship-building, and stakeholder-management skills.
* Action-oriented, solutions-focused, able to manage multiple priorities and deliver results on time.
* Good team player with tenacity and problem-solving skills; follows processes and seeks business improvement.
* Experience in an administration-focused role within a trading or commercial team.
* Excellent attention to detail, methodical approach, and strong organisational skills.
* Experience using Microsoft Office and intermediate Excel skills.
* Self-starter, enthusiastic, proactive, and motivated with a desire to learn and progress.
* Experience managing internal and external stakeholders.
What you get in return
* Competitive salary.
* Training and development and career progression opportunities.
* Recognition for doing a great job and going the extra mile from customers, your department and the rest of the business.
* Respect and support from your team, supervisors and managers.
* 33 Days of annual leave per year.
* Life insurance for 2 times your annual salary.
* Employee discount on purchases and regular special offers for staff.
* Access to an online discount portal offering discounts for gyms, cinemas, supermarkets, and more.
* Employee assistance programme with confidential support and advice, including legal advice and wellness programmes.
* Auto-Enrolment Pension Scheme.
Creed is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age, as outlined in our equal opportunities policy.
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