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Assistant buyer

Bristol (City of Bristol)
Permanent
Travail Employment
Assistant buyer
£30,000 - £33,000 a year
Posted: 12h ago
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Assistant Buyer

£30,000 to £33,000 per annum, Full-time 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Flexible start and finish time, BS34 Filton Bristol, Hybrid Working, 33 days holiday, Private health care, Pension, Parking, Early Friday Finishes

A brand new and exciting opportunity working within an established and leading engineering manufacturing company who are actively seeking a assistant buyer,. With a respectful and team-oriented environment, this assistant buyer opportunity would see you directing reporting to a procurement supervisor as part of the purchasing and quality department.

This position as assistant buyer will see you carrying out duties such as:

Raising of purchase orders and sales returns
Chase PO's and monitor supplier delivery dates, updating the system with any changes
Raise quarterly reports of supplier performance with regard to delivery and quality
Negotiate with suppliers on all aspects of the quotation
Search for new supplier options to avoid single-source supply where possible
Carry out regular supplier visits, communicate performance reviews and identify KPI's for supplier improvement
Distribute defect reports to suppliers and ensure we receive satisfactory corrective actions
Collecting and analysing data to help predict trends and forecasts
Monitor and report annual cost savings
Purchasing administrative tasks
Perform any other duties as required

The successful individual working within this assistant buyer role would have a need to hold 2-3 years experience working within a purchasing function within a manufacturing environment. Hold ERP or MRP systems experience and be proficient within the use of Microsoft packages. Microsoft Dynamics experience would be beneficial but not essential

This would be the ideal role for someone who has worked as an purchasing assistant, procurement assistant or buyer within the manufacturing or a supplier based industry.

As a leading manufacturer in a global industry, this engineering company strive to develop and deliver reliable and innovative solutions to their customers and are committed towards continuous growth and improvement.

Benefits Include :

* 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
* Private medical care
* Wellness health checks
* Life assurance
* Gym discount
* Retail vouchers
* Social events (end-of-year party, summer BBQ, team building events)
* Career development & training opportunities
* Hybrid working options after completion of probation

For further information, please call Richard Hughes on (phone number removed) / (phone number removed). You can also apply direct to (url removed)

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Thanks for your application. Due to the high level of responses we are currently receiving, whilst we endeavour to contact everyone, sometimes we are unable to. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of making your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion

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