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Buying assistant

Westhoughton
STATESIDE FOODS
Assistant
Posted: 6h ago
Offer description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Buying Assistant to join our Purchasing Department.

The successful candidate will be responsible for controlling the administration requirements within the Department.

An overview of the role responsibilities are detailed below:

1. To ensure that all purchasing processes that are critical to product safety, legality & quality are procured to defined requirements.
2. To ensure good supplier relations are maintained in both ethical and professional manner.
3. To action all internal and external supplier queries promptly and efficiently.
4. To approve all related invoices efficiently & effectively ensuring all prices match with Stateside Foods raw material price list.
5. To ensure all administrative procedures & requirements are responded to and auctioned promptly and correctly.
6. Clearly communicate to all parties upstream and downstream within the supply chain.
7. Represent the purchasing department in internal meetings.
8. To progress chase outstanding credit and non-conformances
9. To manage and present the forward price list.
10. Maintain Purchasing presentation and Commodity report with support from the wider department
11. Support the Engineering and Procurement department on customs paperwork
12. Manage or support supplier trials.
13. Maintain an understanding of retailer/customer requirements, processes and procedures.
14. Identify areas of cost savings on both Ingredients and packaging.
15. Support any supplier monitoring or improvement programs initiated.
16. Understand the supply marketplace and be able to challenge suppliers about performance.
17. Ability to benchmark all areas.
18. Work closely with NPD, Sales, Technical Services and all other departments.
19. Support the procurement team to ensure the factory has ingredients and packaging when needed.

Candidates should have experience using SAP and have the ability to deal with difficult and sensitive situations in a professional manner.

Experience working within a Purchasing department would be desirable but not essential.

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