Buyer - London, United Kingdom - Swytch Bike

Swytch Bike

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

At Swytch, we're changing the way people move.

We fundamentally believe that sustainable transport shouldn't cost the Earth, so we've made it our mission to make electric transport accessible to everybody.

Founded by engineers Oliver Montague and Dmitro Khroma back in 2017, we're a London-based startup with an industry-leading product and global recognition.

To date, there are over 50,000 loyal Swytchers across 50 countries, who've collectively ridden over 10 million miles

We're now in a new and exciting phase of our journey - the launch of a truly ground-breaking new product.

We're excited to be growing faster than ever, and are building out a team of world-class talent

The Manufacturing Team

We have redefined the eBike kit product category with excellent design and innovative technology, with our Manufacturing Team being key to producing our kits and delivering products to our customers.

To achieve the best possible manufacturing process, we are assembling a world-class manufacturing team consisting of Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Operations experts.

The Role

This opportunity is for a Buyer to support our supply chain with a focus on maximising supply chain efficiency, reducing supplier costs and building excellent supplier relationships (our core suppliers are based in China), enabling Swytch to consistently deliver our kits to our customers.

**Responsibilities: - Supporting Supply Chain Manager in achieving Supply Chain KPIs

Daily communication with suppliers and order management
Resolving Supply Chain issues
Collaborative working with teams from across the business to drive availability of goods and development of joined R&D
Manufacturing projects
Forecasting and planning
Monitoring and managing supplier KPIs
Sourcing new suppliers
Price Queries
KPI & Data Reporting
Cost reduction (identifying and implementing cost reduction opportunities)
23 years of Supply Chain / Buying experience
Experience with Chinese suppliers
Understanding of manufacturing processes
Good understanding of international logistics
Very strong with Excel / Google sheets (pivot tables, charts) and PowerPoint
Excellent attention to detail
Great communication skills
Strong organisational skills
Ability to exercise autonomy and challenge the status quo

Nice to haves:

Chinese language ability (HSK4 Or higher)
Experience with components sourcing and supporting R&D projects
Electronics sourcing experience
Knowledge of SQL
Competitive starting salary of up to £40,000
Flexible hybrid working, with 2 days per week required at HQ where you will get free lunch every day
Cycle to work scheme
The latest gadgets via our tech scheme
A free Swytch Kit
Uncapped annual leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Meditation app subscription
Regular socials
Electric Penny Farthing lessons

Diversity

Diversity is important to us: We are a mixed group of people from many different backgrounds, each with our unique experiences. We respect and admire our differences and believe everyone can contribute to Swytch. Our recruitment process is reviewed regularly to maintain its fair and unbiased approach, and our management team has undergone unconscious bias training. We believe our success is based on the innovation of our team, the differing opinions, and the ability to respect each other enough to brainstorm our way to new ideas._