Buyer - Manchester, United Kingdom - CDW

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    CDW Manchester, United Kingdom

    1 month ago

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    JOB TITLE: Buyer

    DEPARTMENT: Purchasing

    RESPONSIBLE FOR: Procurement of Products and Services

    MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

    • To ensure the service level to our customers is maximized through a combination of efficient purchasing, at the best possible price.
    • Develop supplier relationships for a given product set: ensure suppliers always provide information related to deals and promotions and use this information to negotiate better deals. This relationship can be supported by regular meetings where necessary
    • To negotiate at any opportunity, to maximise margins, ensuring best price
    • Liaise with sales teams to communicate any issues arising with their orders
    • Clear and concise interaction with all company departments; notably the sales department, distribution centre, inventory and accounts payable.
    • Ensure purchase orders are loaded correctly to enable seamless payment of invoices
    • Understand the purchasing processes for a variety of product types and manufacturers as required.
    • Consistently review work practices in search of efficiency improvements.
    • Identify issues as part of the day to day workflows and use skills and experience to resolve supplier issues. First point of escalation.
    • Raise POs as required within the defined Purchasing SLA with a limited degree of supervision
    • Ensure all changes to purchase orders are recorded on the system
    • Liaise with warehouse to ensure any issues can be resolved in a timely fashion
    • Provide cover for other members of the department as necessary and perform other tasks if requested from time to time by the Category Manager
    • Support less experienced members of the team in the education of best practices and purchasing processes.
    • Understand how Purchasing function supports other departments and overall business objectives.

    KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

    • Experience of working in a procurement role, ideally within IT (Understanding of core CDW vendors, beneficial)
    • Experienced in dealing with suppliers and contractors, and negotiations to ensure best cost and quality
    • Excellent numeracy skills
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
    • Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure
    • Highly motivated with ability to work under own initiative, making decisions to benefit the business
    • Demonstrated attention to detail, time management and organizational skill
    • Microsoft Office skills, preferably including: Excel and Word but not essential

    PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

    • Professionalism
    • Honest and hardworking
    • Self-Motivated and proactive
    • Excellent attention to detail
    • Proven record of reliability, responsibility and work ethic
    • Excellent organisational skills
    • Good interpersonal skills - ability to liaise with personnel at all levels and adapt style accordingly
    • Capable of multi tasking, efficiently managing time and resources
    • Ability to work to challenging deadlines
    • Have a desire for continuous development and improvement
    • A receptive, approachable individual who can provide and receive feedback in an effective, impartial manner
    • Willing to go the extra mile to ensure requirements are met and practices are followed
    • Able to identify, communicate and resolve issues that may cause risk to others or the company
    • Flexibility with working hours
    • Passionate about making positive changes and improving efficiencies
    • Must have an excellent command of the English language with strong written and verbal communication skills

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