Job Specification

Position: Buying Assistant

Location: Wirral

Hours: Monday-Friday

Salary: Up to £22,000p/a

I am currently looking for an Assistant Buyer to support the Buying Manager within a busy manufacturing company, the ideal candidate will have excellent IT skills, some experience within a similar role or is working towards a relevant qualification.

Duties:

• To support the Buying Team to ensure the demands of our clients are fulfilled to the highest possible standards.
• Supporting and working closely with other departments to deliver consistently high standards.
• Assisting with the running and placement of orders throughout the week
• Helping the team keep on top of orders being booked in on time and efficiently.
• Assume general responsibility for claims arriving from supplier issues and ensuring that these are settled in a timely manner.
• Provide support to the team for data collection and maintenance both on the Evolv system and Portal.
• Sourcing new products and speaking to new suppliers
• Helping prepare daily purchasing reports to assist decision making across the company.
• Learning about suppliers and where we buy from, supplier MOQ's, liaising more with sales team and listening for promotions and special deals.
• Suggest new products or ideas to improve a client portfolio.
• Suggesting new ideas for the business and team performance, improving procedures and efficiency, recognising a need for change in order to make your role easier.
• Taking on challenges wherever possible. If you feel you could take on a project or tackle an existing problem that we may encounter then be willing to discuss with your line manager and, if suitable, develop your plan through to completion.
• Taking a lead where appropriate and managing workloads and issues.

Please call Nicola at HR GO recruitment for more information on 0151 3471110 / nicola.evans@hrgo.co.uk