Junior Buyer

Responsibilities:

Review and digest brief (price exercise and product development) information.

Carry out price benchmarking with suppliers both in Europe and Far East and negotiate with them for the quantities and delivery timescales.

Ensure all required information is completed in the system or tools used within the business.

Follow through on the full product development cycle and monitor / report on adherence to / challenges with the critical paths.

Request and manage samples documenting and providing feedback to the appropriate stakeholders.

Kick off and monitor tooling processes.

Book and manage quality assurance and quality control activities.

Monitor productions order management and work closely with supply chain on deliveries (with the support of Logistics Production Planning and Operations departments)

Submit POs to supplier & ensure supplier sign off on POs.

Arrange transport of goods and track orders to ensure timely delivery.

Daily contact with the various account teams and support them with issue resolution.

Work collaboratively with other departments such as Procurement Operations and Logistics.

Weekly status update reports to their line manager.

Requirements:

University undergraduate degree in Business Economics Marketing Engineering or
related fields. No work experience is required.

Must have strong organizational and problemsolving skills.

Critical thinking & attention to details.

Resilience under pressure and be ready to work in a deadlineoriented environment.

Excellent computer skills (Excel Microsoft Word PowerPoint).

Strong communication skills both written and verbal.

English is a must other European languages or Chinese is a plus.