Assistant Buyer - Premier Work Support : Job Details

Our client, a family style construction based company are looking for a permanent Assistant Buyer to join their established team.

Reporting to the Procurement Manager you will be responsible for:

• Building, maintaining and managing supplier relationships ensuring good lines of communications.
• Undertaking supplier negotiations
• Placing purchase orders with suppliers and managing them t ensure the goods/services are delivered in a timely manner.
• Communicating any supplier issues to operations department
• Responsible for the day to day management of the various procurement databases
• Planning and preparing forward import ores based on forecast depot requirements.
• Preparing cost analysis reports on procurement process activities to allow the Procurement Manager o make informed choices.
• Assisting the accounts department in the posting of invoices and taking a lead role in the resolving of invoice and account discrepancies
• Undertaking any other reasonable duties as requested.

Ideally the successful candidate will poses the following skills and attributes:

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a close knit team demonstrating the ability to build good working relationships
• Good analytically skills with excellent planning skills
• Strong IT skills with proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint an outlook
• Valid UK Driving Licence
• Must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small close-knit team.

Benefits include:

• Private Healthcare
• Company Pension Scheme
• Bonus Scheme

Hours Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm