Buying Assistant
Description✓Buying Assistant
✓Location : Theale
✓Salary £25,000-£28,000
✓My client based in Theale are seeking a Buying Assistant to join their friendly team
✓To apply for this position you will have at least 1 years experience in a similar role, excellent communication skills as well as exceptional attention to detail
✓Ideally you will have an interest in Purchasing, Procurement or Buying.
✓Daily Duties :
✓Responsible for the growth and development of their own categories, under the coaching and guidance of our experienced buyers.
✓They will also be responsible for analysing historic sales in live product and looking for opportunities to grow and develop the category further.
✓Identify product and brand opportunities, developing ranges to maximise the opportunity to meet demand.
✓Responsible for sales and margin performance of their categories.
✓Analyse data and work closely with the purchasing team to take advantage of any current sales opportunities.
✓Monitor market activity and gather market intelligence to inform decisions on pricing, delivery, value proposition and product range.
✓Maintain excellent supplier relationships and execute negotiations to a high level.
✓Negotiation and maintenance of terms and conditions with suppliers.
✓Be a representative of the organisation to a variety of external and internal stakeholders .
✓Forecast sales trends and use qualitative data to make judgements on future orders.
✓Work closely with other departments to develop short- and long-term category specific plans.
✓Any other reasonable duties/requests as required
✓Skill Set:
✓Communication skills
✓Attention to detail
✓Decision making skills
✓At least 1 years experience in a similar role Show more →
✓Location : Theale
✓Salary £25,000-£28,000
✓My client based in Theale are seeking a Buying Assistant to join their friendly team
✓To apply for this position you will have at least 1 years experience in a similar role, excellent communication skills as well as exceptional attention to detail
✓Ideally you will have an interest in Purchasing, Procurement or Buying.
✓Daily Duties :
✓Responsible for the growth and development of their own categories, under the coaching and guidance of our experienced buyers.
✓They will also be responsible for analysing historic sales in live product and looking for opportunities to grow and develop the category further.
✓Identify product and brand opportunities, developing ranges to maximise the opportunity to meet demand.
✓Responsible for sales and margin performance of their categories.
✓Analyse data and work closely with the purchasing team to take advantage of any current sales opportunities.
✓Monitor market activity and gather market intelligence to inform decisions on pricing, delivery, value proposition and product range.
✓Maintain excellent supplier relationships and execute negotiations to a high level.
✓Negotiation and maintenance of terms and conditions with suppliers.
✓Be a representative of the organisation to a variety of external and internal stakeholders .
✓Forecast sales trends and use qualitative data to make judgements on future orders.
✓Work closely with other departments to develop short- and long-term category specific plans.
✓Any other reasonable duties/requests as required
✓Skill Set:
✓Communication skills
✓Attention to detail
✓Decision making skills
✓At least 1 years experience in a similar role Show more →