Assistant Buyer - London, United Kingdom - BSPS Ltd

BSPS Ltd

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Assistant Buyer - Job Description

Job Title:
Assistant Buyer

Salary:
£26,000 per annum plus pension, expenses and a number of benefits including Birthday's off, one volunteer day a year and department quarterly budgets for entertaining

Location:
London

Reporting to:
Buyer

THE ROLE

As assistant buyer, you will play an integral role in the daily operations of our business, ensuring that critical material orders get to sites on time all over London and further afield.

You will need to be confident, with good phone manner and a desire to negotiate excellent deals on behalf of the business, so good negotiation skills are a must.

You do not need specific experience in the industry, but you do need to be ready and willing to get stuck in and complete varied, time sensitive tasks quickly and effectively.

You will be put into BSPS's training programme under the direction of our Buyer, who will give you full training in the skills required for successful construction procurement and purchasing.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to join the construction industry

Your daily tasks will include:

Assisting the buyer in placing orders from suppliers for all projects
Working with the accounts team to streamline the procurement & delivery process
Negotiating prices with suppliers and reviewing regularly
Sourcing new suppliers in line with our supply chain procedures
Producing purchase orders and posting delivery notes using Eque2 (accounts) software
Filing, organising and matching invoices with delivery notes
Scheduling labour resources and logistics
Assisting the accounts department with month end purchase invoicing
Adhoc tasks

THE COMPANY
BSPS is an established main contractor based in London specialising in refurbishment, decoration & restoration and fit-out projects. We do not carry out new build projects.

We successfully complete projects in London and the Home Counties and have a proven track record of delivering building projects of all sizes to clients spanning a range of industries, within both the private and public sectors.

The company is family run, profitable, financially strong with no loans or third party investment. Its current turnover is £12.5m and is growing larger year on year. Contracts are nearly always won through competitive tender. Profitability and cash flow are both good.

The office is a short walk from Wandsworth Town or Putney East train station.

BSPS is an equal opportunities employer.

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