Job Description
Graduate Junior Buyer
Corby
£28,000 - £31,000 dependent on experience
This is an excellent opportunity to join a company who are innovative, successful and forward thinking.
Responsibilities and Duties:
* Handling and raising purchase orders.
* Negotiating new and existing supplier contracts whilst building solid relationships.
* Liaising with suppliers in the UK, Turkey, USA, China
* Sourcing manufactured parts and raw materials.
* Process ownership of ERP elements.
* Ownership of Raw, WIP and Finished stocks across subsidiary warehouses and the management of PI counts.
* Work closely with operations to plan weekly manufacturing requirements for both UK and USA subsidiaries.
* Supplier performance management (measuring Quality, Delivery and Costs).
* Manage ongoing KPI objectives.
Required:
* Graduate educated
* Strong Mathematical skills. Excellent spoken and written English skills.
* Excellent communication skills
* Purchasing qualifications will be an advantage.
* Strong MS Excel skills – Pivot tables / V Lookups
* High levels of attention to detail and outstanding organisational skills.
* Ability to establish and develop relationships with internal and external sources.
* Must be computer literate and have great verbal and written communications skills.
* Can do attitude is a must.
25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
Progression potential
Pension scheme