Buying Assistant
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Job Location:
Nottingham - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Contract: 6 Months FTC
Location: Nottingham
Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker
What youll be doing
We have an excellent opportunity for the right person to gain commercial experience in a corporate Sourcing/Buying function. This is a 6 month-fixed term contract and would suit somebody eager to learn and establish relationships within the broader business.
Key responsibilities
The Boots Group Global Sourcing team are responsible for the strategic sourcing of products from ethically and sustainable validated sources and plays a critical role in enabling the delivery of The Boots Groups Own Brand Product Portfolio.
The Buying Assistant is a critical role within the EU Global Sourcing team and supports the Buying team in all aspects of managing sourcing and commercial activities. You will be responsible for supporting the team in developing and executing category sourcing strategies delivery of profit improvement initiatives continually leading the development and improvement of ways of working and the creation and reporting of functional management (MI) & Business information (BI). The role requires competent use of Excel skills including advanced formulas such as VLOOKUP pivot tables and data manipulation.
The role includes partner customer and supplier relationship management and therefore excellent communication skills are essential. Of high importance is the ability to use your own initiative take responsibility and accountability in all that you do. Reporting into Buying Manager you will need to:
What youll need to have (our must-haves)
A strong cross functional team player with excellent stakeholder management skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
A keen eye for detail and ability to meet tight deadlines on own initiative
Rewards designed for you
Boots Retirement Savings Plan
Discretionary annual bonus
Generous employee discounts
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
Access to free 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health our Employee Assistance Programme.
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About The Boots Group
The Boots Group is a trusted leader in healthcare pharmacy and retail operating across 11 countries - including the UK Ireland Thailand and Mexico. The Boots Group brands - including Boots Boots Opticians No7 Beauty Company Farmacias Benavides and Alliance Healthcare - are trusted and well recognised healthcare and beauty businesses serving millions of customers and patients every day in communities around the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.
Whats next
If you apply our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Be Brilliant with Boots
Keywords
buying assistant
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Purchasing
- Organizational skills
- AS400
- Math
- Pricing
- Analysis Skills
- Merchandising
- Microsoft Excel
- Retail Math
- Administrative Experience
- negotiation
About Company
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