Buyer

Job description

·  Location
Newbury, Berkshire
·  Category
Procurement & Supply Chain - Buyer / Puchasing
·  Job type
Permanent
·  Industry
Office and Secretarial
·  External Reference
JN-102019-99621

Adecco have a fantastic opportunity to join a really nice company based near Newbury centre. Our client is looking for a Buyer to join their team on a permanent basis. The role is working Monday - Friday and is offering a salary of £20,000 - £25,000, plus commission.

Duties and responsibilities include:

·  Liaise with suppliers to obtain pricing and delivery schedules. Negotiate deals based on a number of factors including, price, lead time and market conditions.

·  Develop and cultivate supplier and customer relationships.

·  Help to optimise quality of service, business growth and customer satisfaction.

·  Generate and process sales and purchase orders, sourcing results and gather general IP for the department.

·  Provide general administrative support to other members of the team, all customers and employees.

·  Undergo exclusive, bespoke projects aimed at increasing trading capacity between the company and their supply base.

·  Represent the department and company in a professional, courteous and empathetic manner at all times.

·  Ensure all system based and administrative tasks are completed to a high standard and in a timely manner.

Candidates will ideally have/be:

·  A candidate who is driven, ambitious and with aspirations to forge a career and develop their role exponentially.

·  An ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

·  A clear and concise communicator in both written and verbal form.

·  Financially driven.

·  Competent computer skills. These need not be advanced, but we will allow anyone with a particular software skill to use it as a differentiator in their own advancement.

·  A passionate, inspired individual with aspirations and goals that we can help them to achieve, be these personal or professional.

Do you have experience in a similar role and all the relevant skills? If so, apply today Adecco Newbury.

Please note: This position is based in Newbury, please only apply if you are willing and able to work in this location.

All applications will be reviewed within five working days by one of our experienced consultants and successful applicants only will be contacted within that time frame. Please be assured that your details remain confidential and they will not be sent out to our client(s) until you have been contacted by us and have given us your consent, in accordance with REC guidelines.

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