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Junior Buyer
Job Posted: 20 minutes ago
Salary: £ 22,000 - 30,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Kettering, North Northamptonshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Do you enjoy keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes?
Are you organised, detail-focused, and confident working with teams and suppliers to meet business needs?
What’s in it for you?
* Competitive salary
* Based in Kettering, Northants, with hybrid working options
* Meaningful career development opportunities
* Be part of an Employee-Owned Trust where your voice matters
* Cycle to work scheme
* Option to buy additional annual leave
* Private medical insurance options
Key Responsibilities:
* Process parts request from the Field Service Team and Residential Sites.
* To expedite goods / material orders through to final delivery and report status information to all internal stakeholders.
* Processing sales orders for both external customers and residential sites, where appropriate.
* Sending sales order acknowledgements to customers.
* Creating part numbers onto the system.
* To investigate and resolve supply related problems, such as late deliveries, shortages, damaged Goods and Materials, warranty issues etc.
* To assist in the maintenance of a competitive Approved Supplier List, including the issue of Supplier Accreditation Documentation.
* Managing and updating parts information, supplier details, updating pricing and stock levels.
* Liaise with International/European freight forwarders to inform them when goods are ready for collection from suppliers.
* Investigate any queries raised by the Accounts Department relating to customer payment of invoices, credits, supporting paperwork, etc.
* Respond to customer and supplier queries as required.
* Liaise with Hotline Services & Support Manager to raise Purchase Orders for third party supply of training, hardware support, escrow, etc. and keep copies of any contracts.
* Liaise with customers/Finance to complete paperwork for setting up new business partners – suppliers and customers.
* Support Logistex Stores both remotely and onsite as needed.
What we are looking for?
* Teamwork – works effectively in a team. Is naturally collaborative. Does not always need to dominate and works to meet the priorities, aims and wishes of the overall team
* Communication – able to present information clearly through the spoken word; listens well
* Management Support - Is strongly supportive of the line manager (and project manager when relevant), providing clear relevant information whenever the job holder thinks it appropriate (and / or when asked to do so)
* Work with other project teams – collaborates and communicates well with other teams
* Peer Group Support – is strongly supportive of direct peers. Offers ideas and other forms of support
* Customer / Partner Orientation - able to ensure that customers (internal/external) know what to expect, and keep customers informed; project customers long term needs; be resourceful to meet complex needs; recover from service failures
Role Specific
* Full clean driving licence
* Deep and broad understanding of information technically is desirable but not essential
* Confidence to grow into a role where negotiations with suppliers is necessary
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