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SalaryChase & Holland are proud to be working with an International market leading business based in Chesterfield who are recruiting a Junior Buyer to join their team initially on a 12 month fixed term contract with a view to going permanent afterwards.
Working within an established and highly skilled procurement team, this role will provide you with fantastic training and development and the chance to establish a career in purchasing.
In Return You’ll Receive:
- Flexible Hybrid Working (Work from home 3 days per week)
- 28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Pension scheme
- Free onsite parking
Junior Buyer Responsibilities:
- Reviews daily purchasing reports and system recommendations and determines proper quantities and items to purchase and creates purchasing documents to send suppliers
- Maintains inventory availability while minimizing working capital investment
- Guarantee accurate purchase order quantities, costs, notes and terms compliance
- Follows up with suppliers concerning order status and delivery and communicates delivery information to impacted departments
- Reviews daily supplier shipping error notices and takes appropriate action
- Reviews quarterly excess and inactive inventory reports and negotiates with suppliers to obtain return goods authorizations on excess and inactive material
- Assists managers with evaluating supplier performance related to on-time delivery, fill rates, shipping errors, transfer cost improvements, branch support, and other measures
Hours of work – 8am – 5pm (Monday to Thursday) 8:30am – 4pm (Friday) 1-hour lunch
Key Requirements & Preferences:
- Strong communication and written skills
- Analytical skills
- PC literate
- Team player
If you are interested in finding out about this exciting Junior Buyer opportunity, please click ‘apply now’.
Chase & Holland acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in finance, supply chain, HR, IT and office support recruitment and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire
