Junior Buyer

Junior Buyer, LE9, Leicester. £25,000 - £30,000

• Junior Buyer jobs, Purchasing jobs, Procurement Jobs. Dynamic, varied, commercially focused.
  
  
• CIPS. Engineering, manufacturing, component distributor background preferred but high volume fast moving environments also considered.
  
  
• Working for a commercially astute business where procurement is an essential function and already a very efficient department. This ideal for someone looking to enhance their purchasing career, work in a professional team and potentially look at self development (CIPS qualifications, further training etc).
  
  
• This will suit someone looking for a career in procurement, purchasing or supply chain. A fast paced, diverse role within a very dynamic & vibrant team.
  
  
• £25,000 - £30,000 As a rough guide + Bonus + wider company benefits.
  
  This Junior Buyer job will suit:
  
  
• A graduate, commercial or supply chain professional. Any experience working in a professional office environment, even within a purchasing department would be useful.
  
  
• You will be pro-active, upbeat and want an exciting challenge. This is NOT a bog standard Buyer job!
  
  
• Good communication skills
  
  
• Some IT skills – Ideally any Excel & spreadsheet knowledge (Pivot table / VLOOKUPS). If you are analytical and like to manage data this will be a well suited role.
  
  
• You should be ambitious and want to progress you career. You will be pro-active and want a diverse role
  
  
• We are very open to putting someone through further qualifications (maybe advancing you to CIPS – professional purchasing qualification) this is a progressive business which likes to invest in its staff
  
  The Junior Buyer job’s working environment, opportunities and rewards:
  
  
• You will make a real difference working within a medium sized, international and highly profitable business
  
  
• Incredibly diverse customer & supplier base (they work with Aerospace, Automotive. Motorsport & Defence businesses – a lot of well-known and exciting brands).
  
  
• A growing business constantly making improvements to their purchasing department a lot of recent investment in this area having identified it as key to their overall business strategy moving forward.
  
  
• Business passionate about developing their employees and employee engagement – it’s a fun vibrant place to work.
  
  
• Fantastic starting salary and wider benefits. A mixture of working in the office with one day a week working from home. Bonus scheme, pension, 25 days + bank holidays.
  
  The Junior Buyer job will involve:
  
  
• Dealing with a wide range of suppliers, ordering a high volume of engineered parts / components.
  
  
• Working closely with the commercial team to analyse how they can improve their business in terms of procurement (there is the chance to get involved in some strategic projects in this regard)
  
  
• Usage of the in-house ERP system
  
  
• Building strong relationships with suppliers in order to maximize performance.
  
  
• Working closely with the Sales team in order to support them with sourcing activity for large contracts and sales enquiries.
  
  Reference: PR/(phone number removed)
  
  This job is commutable from Leicester, Loughborough, Ashby De La Zouch, Hinckley, Nuneaton, Coalville, Rugby, Coventry, Northampton, Tamworth, Birmingham and the surrounding areas.
  
  To apply please contact Danny Turnock at Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd