Assistant Buyer
Working as part of the Procurement Team your role is to support the business with planned procurement of raw materials, ingredients, stationery products and hygiene products ensuring best quality and best price to ensure the business continues to provide quality products at competitive pricing.
Main Responsibilities
• Supplier Relationship Management, supporting in negotiation and the procurement of goods / services within the categories & subcategories of raw materials, providing continuity of supply, best quality, and competitive pricing.
• Monitor and record current and future expenditure to support budgeted targets.
• Record monthly cost savings or cost avoidance figures.
• Work with the Production Planner to identify company need and satisfy material requirement.
• Manage and implement an efficient supply plan (no out of stock) based on forecasted demand.
• Raise purchase orders and or blanket orders.
• Communicate with suppliers to agree delivery schedules and checking order progress to ensure that they are maintained.
• Manage all purchase orders changes to ensure data is correct and visible.
• Liaise with Technical team and follow through to a satisfactory resolve upon the receipt of non-compliance of goods.
• Investigate and resolve invoice queries and service level issues.
Skills, experience and qualifications required
• Excellent negotiation and key buying skill and experience.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Adaptable and flexible, and with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications, skills in Excel are of particular importance..
• Ability to work as part of a team or individually and have good time management.
• A high level of enthusiasm and initiative.
• Polite, courteous, and well presented.
Desirable
• CIPS Qualified
• Minimum 2 years experience as Category Buyer
• FMCG / food manufacturing background
Our Values and Behaviours
• Pride – we take pride in the work that we do, value everyone’s contribution and celebrate each others achievements.
• Passion – we encourage creativity and love what we do – and we are passionate about pets.
• Teamwork – we achieve more when we collaborate, support each other and work together, we empower each other and value each others work
• Integrity – we do what is right, we are honest and ethical, we follow through on the commitments we make
• Success – we aim to succeed in everything that we do by working to the best of our abilities, all goals are important, no matter how big or small
• Respect – we have respect for our colleagues, customers and the environment, we embrace diversity and have positive work environment.
Location: Blackburn
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: Competitive
Company Overview:
Pets Choice is a leading pet food manufacturer whose industry knowledge spans over 135 years. Based in Blackburn, Lancashire, the Pets Choice portfolio of brands offers a variety of products for pets and wild animals under its brands; Webbox, Bob Martin, TastyBone, Meatiful, Spike’s, Hatchwells, aniMate, WildThings, Feathers & Beaky and Vitakraft. Each brand offers a unique insight into animals from dogs to ducks and produces high-quality products that cater to a wide variety of consumer needs.
As a trusted partner, Pets Choice provide private label goods including extruded food, wet food and retorted trays, and baked fresh meat treats. The business also offers additional services such as packaging design, fulfilment and logistics.
With a broad range of capabilities and distribution channels worldwide, Pets Choice are proud to be a major supplier to the UK grocery, independent, and pet speciality sectors.
You may have experience of the following: Procurement Assistant, Junior Buyer, Purchasing Assistant, Category Assistant, Supply Chain Assistant, Buying Coordinator.
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