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Assistant Buyer
(Manufacturing)

Northampton - NN4

£30-35,000
Permanent, office-based

Monday to Friday 08.00-16.30

Do you have purchasing experience within manufacturing or logistics, but keen to develop your skills?

Would you like to be pivotal in developing process' and manage your own purchasing projects?

If this sounds like you, we'd like to hear from you ASAP.

This role is hands on as well as strategic and extremely fast paced, working alongside your manager to develop and improve process'. You will be attending daily meetings and working closely with production to ensure demand is met and inventory is managed accurately.

Key Responsibilities for the Assistant Buyer include:

Managing forecasts and devising the purchasing plan
Negotiate & implement supply contracts
Liaising with UK and non-UK suppliers
Placing orders with suppliers
Raising purchase order requisitions
Expediting orders with suppliers
Create vendors and items in the ERP system
Stock management
Preparation of supplier KPI reporting

Skills and Experience required from the Assistant Buyer include:

Purchasing experience within manufacturing/logistics
Competent user of Excel (V Look up, Pivot Tables)
Knowledge of using an ERP system is preferred (SAP)
Strong organisational skills
Hunger to learn and develop your skills within a growing business

Please note, due to the high volumes of applications we receive daily, should you not be contacted within 72 hours, your application is unsuccessful. Thank you.

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