Assistant Buyer

Job specification

Position: Assistant Buyer

Location: Manchester

Hours: Monday - Friday

Salary: �28,000 - �30,000p/a

Our client is a large manufacturing company based in Manchester who are looking for a Buyer to assist within the procurement department. The ideal candidate will have gained some experience with a similar role.

Duties:

• Manage the daily raw and indirect material procurement activities.
• Ensure all systems are updated appropriately.
• Expedite orders in line with the production plan to meet customers' expectations.
• Work with the planner to identify risks to production and highlight them to seniors.
• Attend and update the status in the daily production & planning meetings.
• Work with the HOD to gain the best pricing and hedge material based on marketplace surveillance.
• Work with HOD to ensure stock levels are kept at the appropriate level.
• Minimise any material outages by liaising with the HOD and Technical department to source alternatives.
• Work cost-saving projects as prescribed by the business and seek financial benefit during general activities.
• Support HOD in general Procurement activities.

Skills and Experience

• Ability to liaise with suppliers of all sizes.
• Strong interpersonal skills are required to ensure working relationships are created and maintained.
• Negotiation skills and adaptive thinking are required.
• Manufacturing background would be beneficial.
• Proficient with Sage, Microsoft Office and especially Excel.

Please call Nicola at HR GO recruitment on (phone number removed) or email your CV to (url removed)