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Senior Buyer

Job Posted: a day ago

Salary: £ 60,000 - 65,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Epping, Essex

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Senior Buyer £65,000 + Package ( Epping Area )

A fantastoc oppportunity available for an experienced Senior Buyer within the hard goods sector.

Reporting into the Director you will work together to create and implement a robust
group procurement process.

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

  * Merchandise Planning

  * Review current stock holdings, sales run rates, manufacturing lead times and supplier MOQ, planned promotional activity

  * Forecast future demand, including seasonal products and calculate stock requirements for the nominated Product Portfolio

  * Maintain optimum stock availability

Purchase Order Management

  * Raise all Purchase Orders for all items with the nominated suppliers

  * Review all Proforma Invoices and manage the authorisation process and confirmation with the supplier Shipping

  * Oversee the despatch and shipping process with the supplier and the nominated Freight Agent

  * Monitor Freight Reports and chase suppliers to ensure timely delivery ofall agreed shipments and update expected delivery dates on the system

  * Co-ordinate with CLARKE central warehouse team for Booking-In of Orders and prioritisation of urgent deliveries

  * Ensure Import Tariff codes are correct on the system and updated where necessary for all items within the nominated Product Portfolio.

Lifecycle Management

  * Manage the efficient phasing in and out of obsolete and replacement items whilst maximising stock availability and sales opportunities

  * Manage suppliers for the timely delivery and launch of new products aligned with New Catalogue launches and Marketing promotional activity.

Stock and Sales

  * Identify and nominate slow selling and over stocked items for the Marketing team for promotional opportunities and price action

  * Inform Stock control when supply is to be limited to specifiedcustomers in times of stock constraint

PRODUCT CERTIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE

Develop a detailed working knowledge of all CE Certification appropriate to the
nominated Products and Product Categories.

Source all required CE Certification and Test Reports and assist the
Technical Team to ensure ongoing Product Compliance.

SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Maintain Factory Benchmarking for the purchasing of current items to ensure
competitive Cost Pricing for the nominated range of Products and Product
Categories from current Suppliers
Negotiate Cost savings with the nominated Suppliers leveraging the latest
Market information Competitor Pricing, Raw Material Pricing, Currency
Exchange rates
Maintain the most favourable Commercial Terms with the nominated Suppliers
QUALITY CONTROL AND WARRANTY
Manage the nominated Suppliers to ensure that all shipments meet CLARKE
quality requirements and are consistent with the pre-shipment sample.
Initiate compensation claims with Suppliers for substandard quality products or
failure under Warranty, including managing return to factory if necessary.
Responsible for Continuous Product Improvement across all nominated
Suppliers
Monitor product failure rates and feedback all Service Reports to the nominated
Suppliers
Manage the process of Product modification and upgrade with the Supplier to
reduce failure rates, repair costs and service time

PRODUCT SOURCING

PRODUCT SOURCING AND NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
Identify new items for sourcing for the CLARKE Product portfolio
Manage the process of Factory Benchmarking, Supplier Review, Negotiation and
Product selection
Oversee the Sample Testing, Evaluation, and Modification process with the
technical Team and Product manufacturer
Manage the Supplier to provide the necessary CE certification and Test Reports
required for Compliance
Brief the Marketing team on all Artwork, Packaging and Product Manual
requirements. Responsible for UK Landed Cost Prices including FOB Pricing,
Shipping Costs and accurate Import Tariff Code
Recommend Sell Pricing and Product positioning to the Marketing Team

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