Vendor Account Manager

Contract type: Full time
Location: Cowley, Oxford
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £30,000 per annum, plus 22 days rising holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme

About the job

Relationships mean everything to us, and this one is particularly special. You’ll have an important part to play minimising cost to UL and the client.

We don’t just have a way of working, we have The Unipart Way.  It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own personal and professional goals to a world class level, through Unipart's ‘From Gate to Great’ training and development program.

As a Vendor Account Manager you will ensure excellent OTIF performance and schedule compliance to supply commitments, based on customer requirements.

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:

Be responsible for a range of suppliers and the product they supply
Effectively manage deliveries in a timely manner against schedule
Support the Customer Services team by delivering prompt status updates and resolution to issues raised by retailers
Establish and develop a constructive working relationship with key contacts at supplier and with internal/external process partners, to manage expectations and provide a clear visibility of current status
Manage and create material delivery schedules using in house systems ULS/URS/ RWS tools reflecting the needs of the business
Work with suppliers and finance to resolve invoice discrepancies
Forecast exceptional SKUs in the parts range to ensure smooth accurate schedules and planned receipts

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

Good verbal and written communication skills - ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels and to liaise effectively with client and other internal departments
The ability to review and identify priorities within a varied workload
Confidence to deal with difficult situations and to know when appropriate to seek guidance from line manager
Proven desire to update knowledge and skill set when required
Knowledge of forecasting models and replenishment systems

Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies.  We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales.  As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.

You may have experience in the following: Vendor Account Manager, Supplier Relationship Manager, Supply Chain Account Manager, Vendor Relations Manager, Vendor Coordinator, Vendor Performance Manager, Supplier Manager, Procurement Manager, etc.

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