Buyer

Buyer
New Inn, Torfaen
Full Time – Permanent
£40k Negotiable depending on experience

Job Requirements:
Your role as Buyer is an essential role within the Supply Chain department. You will report directly to the Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain Manager. You will work closely with all departments.

Essential Job Functions/ Skills:
• To ensure Health and Safety culture is No 1 priority
• To carry out all duties in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with the Company’s Health & Safety Policy to ensure a safe working environment for yourself and fellow Team Members
• To collaborate and support the supply chain team.
• Audit readiness at all time.
• Strategic& Operational Sourcing.
• Operational daily reporting management.
• Involvement in Improvement projects and developments
• Obsolescence reduction and reporting
• Inventory management
• Production planning support.
• Negotiation skills
• MRP management
• Involvement in Logistics management for UK & Global supply
• Incoterm Knowledge
• Purchase Order management & Invoice queries
• Supplier Management
• Data entry and general administration
• Identify any stock concerns and advise of potential shortages.
• Identify any material MOQ concerns and liaise with supplier/escalate where necessary.
• Support, guide, coach Team Members.
• Promote continuous improvement within your area and site wide
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with Team Members over all functions internally and externally where applicable
• Deputise for team members and manager when necessary.
• Cross functional training/Training Matrix
• Co-operate in one’s own personal training and development programme in accordance with the Company’s Training Policy and Procedure
• To promote and maintain the Company Equal Opportunity Policy to ensure a neutral and harmonious working environment
• To carry out all duties in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with the Company’s Health & Safety Policy to ensure a safe working environment for yourself and fellow Team Members
• Any other reasonable ‘general tasks’ / duties as requested by any other member of Management

Required Experience:
2 years minimum in a purchasing role.

Competencies and Behaviours:
• Team player
• Tenacious
• Planning & prioritising skills
• Effective Communication skills
• Good Attention to detail

Holidays
27 days – the site is open on bank holidays except for Christmas day

Benefits
• Annual “long service award” of 4% increase of the basic pay each year once you have been for over a year from the anniversary date. Up to 20% cap
• An extra holiday day is awarded for every 5yrs service with no cap
• Free pizza
• Free unlimited drinks machine to include coffee, tea, hot chocolate, squash and soup.
• Opportunities for development internally, training through multiple roles and avenues.

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