Buying Assistant

Buying Assistant

£27,000 - £30,000

Manchester - Office Based

FMCG

Do you want to join a stable business based in Manchester who can offer career development? Our client supplies the UK retailers with FMCG products and due to continued growth they now have an excellent opportunity for a Buying Assistant to join their team. The successful candidate will be offered a competitive salary and flexible start and finish times. This role will offer candidates the opportunity to manage their own category and undertake international travel to suppliers and trade fairs.

We are especially interested in candidates with Navision experience who have worked in an Importer

Duties include:

• To assist Senior Buyer in sourcing new products to ensure the range is competitive in the market
• Develop new and improve existing items for the Group.
• Develop & build customer own label brands.
• Develop new categories for customer base through buying and sourcing.
• Sourcing suppliers which can fit within existing distribution channels.
• Source Product based on brief to fit into either price points, trends or existing programmes.
• Strengthen supply chain based on relationships, networks, price, availability and longevity.
• Working & reporting to the Senior Buyer to ensure optimum availability of stock.
• Identify new potential markets based on mid-long-term longevity.
• Develop, design and position products for identified channels.
• Handle key channel accounts for OEM projects.
• Liaise between purchasing, production and marketing.
• Conduct market research to provide brief for the text on the products.
• Procure technical support data for new products for quality assurance and health and safety.
• Oversee purchase invoices for components
• Liaising with internal and external sales personnel to provide detailed stock availability information.
• Willing to travel worldwide for visiting Trade Fairs and visiting factories to ensure compliance.
• Creating, raising and sending purchase orders to vendors using MRP system.
• Confirming with vendors receipt of purchase orders.
• Progressing outstanding purchase orders with vendors to ensure stock availability at all times and then updating arrival dates
• Maintenance of orders and data according to the buying systems set up in Navision.

Skills Required

• Some experience of buying in an Importer will be preferable.
• Understanding & experience with Far East & Indian manufacturers
• Experience of MS Office to an intermediary level
• Commercial awareness, negotiation of high-level contracts & creativity
• An understanding of import/export processes and lead times
• Ability to communicate to all levels of the business
• Ability to thrive under pressure
• Hands on approach

Apply online or for further information contact one of specialist consultants quoting reference number: NJR15851