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You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailAutosmart is a manufacturing success story. The market leaders in our sector we have doubled in size over the last 10 years invested 35 million in a stateoftheart manufacturing hub and have recently been accredited as Very Good to Work for by employee engagement specialists Best Companies. To continue our progress we are looking for an Assistant Buyer to help us gain even more traction with suppliers by focusing on building strong relationships and negotiating the best rates.
An Autosmart Assistant Buyer will support the sourcing of indirect goods and services running the daily operations of the business and work to manage day to day purchasing routines using their exceptional communication skills to achieve a winwin in supplier negotiations.
Our Assistant Buyer will:
Support the Senior Buyer to maintain a steady supply of quality costeffective goods and services from approved suppliers
Foster strong and effective working relationships with suppliers to deliver savings and process efficiencies for indirect spend categories
Assist the Senior Buyer to negotiate agree manage and measure supplier performance against defined SLAs
Participate in a diverse range of procurement and supply chain projects
Work crossfunctionally collaborating with colleagues across all departments
Our Assistant Buyer will have:
Purchasing / Procurement experience in a similar position
A track record of building strong productive and effective supplier relationships using predefined SLAs to manage supplier performance
A natural curiosity with a creative and innovative approach to problem solving and a passion for continuous improvement
ERP system experience with strong administrative organisational and prioritisation skills
What we can offer you:
A permanent contract with a financially stable marketleader
Salary up to 30000
25 days holiday PLUS bank holidays
Companywide training and development programmes
Fastpaced customercentric environment
Flexible working options
Private medical insurance
A generous contributory pension scheme
Life assurance at three times annual salary
Employee assistance programme
Staff purchase scheme take home products for FREE
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If you have handson buying experience within a fastpaced commercially driven environment such as manufacturing FMCG or even Retail this is a great opportunity to join a company where your work REALLY matters and where you can have an impact from day one.
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