Assistant Buyer - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - Reed Business Support

Reed Business Support

Verified Company

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Do you have at least 12 months experience in a purchasing or purchasing administration environment?

Looking for a fantastic new opportunity in the Milton Keynes area with great development and progression offered?

Our client, a leader in the Automotive industry, is on the lookout for an Assistant Buyer to join their procurement team in their Milton Keynes Branch.

A fantastic opportunity with progression and development on offer and encouraged, we are looking to speakto anyone who has at least 12 months experience in a similar setting and understands the procurement and buying processes in a business.

The package:

Competitive and negotiable salary dependant on experience
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increases with length of service)
Monday to Friday working
No weekends
Employee Car Scheme
Great pension scheme
Healthcare scheme
Free parking

Duties include:

Processing of adhoc requests (Both CAPEX and OPEX) with relevant suppliers and negotiating where possible to ensure value for money is being obtained.
Managing transactional spend compliance and identifying improvements to process
Manage selected procurement projects with the support of the wider Procurement team
Own the collation of key MI reporting for supplier performance and work with wider Procurement team to identify areas of improvement and implement where needed
Maintain preferred supplier list and communicate any changes with relevant stakeholders
Monitor and escalate where necessary the financial health of key suppliers
Collate required data for wider Procurement team
Manage supplier rebate reconciliation ensuring timely payment of rebate payments
General supplier administration management (e.g fuel card administration)
Proactively resolve any queries from stakeholders (Internal and external)

About you:

At least 12 months experience in a purchasing or purchasing administration environment (Essential)
Confident in use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) (Essential)
Proactive and enthusiastic approach to work (Essential)
Excellent communicator who is comfortable speaking with clients and customers alike (Essential)
Use of company payment systems and portals (i.e. SAP, SAGE) (Desirable)
Knowledge/Experience of automotive industry (Desirable)

Alternatively, please contact
Nathan at the
Reed MK Office for more info.