SF Recruitment are working with a leading national service provider to recruit a Junior Buyer. A fantastic role to develop & grow under a head of procurement that will really invest in you. Ideally looking for candidates with some level of commercial experience.

Role Aim:

The role of Junior Buyer although a broad role within the department you will help devise and deliver long term development strategies for improvements in quality, cost and delivery performance whilst providing a competitive advantage to the business. Working as a Junior Buyer you will be responsible for the relationship and stakeholder management within the department. The Junior Buyer will provide communication to the categories/suppliers and will have an intimate knowledge of the market, including future trends, cost drivers, statutory legislation and developments within the category areas.
The Junior Buyer will assist with ensuring operational compliance through agreed suppliers and approved buying lists and the day-to-day management of the procurement department. The Junior Buyer must be able to work on their own initiative, be highly organised, analytically minded and a strong communicator at all levels.

Role Objectives:

- Manage and control of supplier buying lists and enforce operational compliance across the company to ensure that products are sourced through the centrally managed supplier base.
- Monitor supplier price files and review any proposed changes with Procurement Director.
- On-boarding and smooth implementation of new suppliers
- Mange and own a selected set of allocated suppliers
- Own and maintain the supplier contract files ensuring all regulatory evidence is accurately maintained.
- Support operations teams with the mobilisation and demobilisation of contracts from a procurement perspective.
- Support Finance team in liaising with supplier base to resolve invoicing issues.
- Assist in the preparation and reporting of Purchasing Income figures on a monthly basis.
- Prepare Shopping Basket analysis for the Sales Team in a timely fashion.
- Work with Operations Directors / Unit Managers to resolve supply issues and new product request. Record and document.
- Communication with the estate in relation to any procurement notifications.
- Excellent Excell skill
- Producing monthly cash purchasing reports.
- Producing monthly strike rate reports
- Supporting project reviews and re-tendering of supplier contracts
- Develop key working relationships with key suppliers via regular review meetings on performance .
- To complete any other duties or reasonable request made by a member of management team or client