Graduate Junior Buyer
Corby
£28,000 - £31,000 dependent on experience
This is an excellent opportunity to join a company who are innovative, successful and forward thinking.
Responsibilities and Duties:
*Handling and raising purchase orders.
*Negotiating new and existing supplier contracts whilst building solid relationships.
*Liaising with suppliers in the UK, Turkey, USA, China
*Sourcing manufactured parts and raw materials.
*Process ownership of ERP elements.
*Ownership of Raw, WIP and Finished stocks across subsidiary warehouses and the management of PI counts.
*Work closely with operations to plan weekly manufacturing requirements for both UK and USA subsidiaries.
*Supplier performance management (measuring Quality, Delivery and Costs).
*Manage ongoing KPI objectives.
Required:
*Graduate educated
*Strong Mathematical skills. Excellent spoken and written English skills.
*Excellent communication skills
*Purchasing qualifications will be an advantage.
*Strong MS Excel skills – Pivot tables / V Lookups
*High levels of attention to detail and outstanding organisational skills.
*Ability to establish and develop relationships with internal and external sources.
*Must be computer literate and have great verbal and written communications skills.
*Can do attitude is a must.
25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
Progression potential
Pension scheme