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Assistant Buyer (Indirect)
Job Posted: a day ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: WS7, Burntwood, Staffordshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Are you looking for your next role within Procurement? Would you like to work for a stable, market leading business?
We are now looking for an Assistant Buyer to join our Procurement Team, where you will support the sourcing and negotiation of indirect goods and services. You will use your excellent communication skills to build and maintain first-class relationships with existing and new suppliers. In our varied and dynamic role, where no two days are the same, your work will make a difference from day one.
Autosmart International is a manufacturing success story. Leading the field in vehicle cleaning products, we are the No.1 choice of automotive trade customers across the UK. We have doubled in size in the last 10 years with a strategic plan to grow by 50% in the next 5 years. To sustain and underpin our growth, we have invested over £35 million in a brand new, 5-acre warehouse and state of the art manufacturing site in Burntwood, Staffordshire.
Our Assistant Buyer will:
* Support the Senior Buyer to maintain a steady supply of, quality, cost-effective goods and services from approved suppliers
* Foster strong and effective working relationships with suppliers to deliver savings and process efficiencies for indirect spend categories
* Assist the Senior Buyer to negotiate, agree, manage, and measure supplier performance against defined SLAs
* Participate in a diverse range of procurement and supply chain projects
* Work collaborating with colleagues across all departments
Our Assistant Buyer will have:
* Purchasing or Procurement experience in a similar position
* Excellent communication and rapport building skills
* A track record of building strong, productive, and effective supplier relationships, using pre-defined SLAs to manage supplier performance
* A natural curiosity, with a creative and innovative approach to problem solving, and a passion for continuous improvement
* A positive and can-do attitude
* First class attention to detail
* ERP system experience, with strong administrative, organisational and prioritisation skills
What we can offer our Assistant Buyer:
* A permanent contract with a financially stable market-leader
* Salary up to £30,000
* 25 days holiday PLUS bank holidays
* Companywide training and development programmes
* Fast-paced, customer-centric environment
* Flexible working options
* Private medical insurance
* A generous contributory pension scheme
* Life assurance at three times annual salary
* Employee assistance programme
* Staff purchase scheme – take home products for FREE
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If you have hands-on buying experience within a fast-paced commercially driven environment, such as manufacturing, FMCG, or even Retail, and looking for a great opportunity to join a company where your work REALLY matters, then we cannot wait to hear from you, apply today.
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