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Assistant buyer

St Neots
LJA Miers & Co Ltd
Assistant buyer
£17,000 - £20,000 a year
Posted: 1 October
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Job Summary

To be responsible for the day to day ordering and maintenance of stock items to enable timely fulfillment of sales orders through the supply of raw material to Production.

Key responsibilities

1. Place stock orders, progress chase and ensure effective communication with Sales and Production Teams as required.

2. Maintain computerised SAP stock control system, ensuring all data fields are kept relevant and meet set standards, with a view to maximising stock holding efficiency in relation to Sales and Production needs.

3. Co-ordinate activities with Goods In to ensure the smoothing of deliveries and collections where appropriate.

4. Constantly work with Sales and Production to understand changes in Customer purchasing habits and ensure implications are reflected in stock holding.

5. Establish excellent working relationships with suppliers, to ensure optimum prices are maintained and delivery schedules met.

6. Liaise with Quality Control over sub standard stock and take appropriate action to resolve non-conformance as agreed.

The responsibilities are not exhaustive and may vary as dictated by the changing needs of the business. The employee will be expected to undertake reasonable requests or duties as required by their Manager.

Skills and Attributes

· Conscientious and numerate with attention to detail.

· Ability to communicate across a wide group of people from suppliers, buyers, internal staff and management in a firm and efficient manner.

· Sound IT capability creating & using spreadsheets & operating Microsoft Office.

· Ability to organise own work load to meet deadlines.

· Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

· Enjoys the challenge of creating great working relationships both internally and with suppliers.

Minimum Education required

GCSE Maths & English A-C or equivalent.

Minimum Experience required

2 years within a buying office environment.

Must have experience and competence using regular IT office systems e.g. Word, Excel. SAP Business One or alternative MRP system an advantage.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: £17,000.00-£20,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 25 per week

Experience:

* Supplier / Customer account administration: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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