Buyer & Merchandiser (Expert Level)

Role: Buyer & Merchandiser (Expert Level)

About You:

Do you secretly (or not so secretly) love a good spreadsheet What about a real sense of achievement when youve solved a complex problem Does the thought of not having an accurately planned timeline bring you out in a cold sweat

Looking to be an integral part of an amazing team have your voice heard and feel like you belong

DFYNE may be the perfect place for you.

About DFYNE:

A picture paints a thousand words and were sure you dont want to be sat here reading an essay of corporate about us spiel.

Seriously howre you able to really get under the skin of what were about from a few words on a screen. So why dont you have a look and see what were all about for yourself .

About the role - DFYNE Your Career:

First of all its best I introduce myself (person behind the keyboard here) its not the norm on a job role spec but I feel its important to know one of the people youll be working with. Im Darren the Head of Buying. Youll be working closely with me to forecast and plan with our fantastic suppliers and the wider DFYNE team.

Ill be straight up. Being part of DFYNE is challenging tough and most likely not like anything youve experienced. If you arent ready to push yourself and thrive in a fast-paced environment then stop reading now. This isnt the place for you.

One of the challenges youll face is our exciting and rapid growth which means our data is often out of date as soon as we have it so although therell be patterns there wont be definitive data to base decisions on. Youll need to be excellent at forward planning and anticipating customer demand to help keep our warehouse stocked so our fabulous customers arent left waiting for their items.

What Im looking for is someone whos brilliant with numbers has a background in merchandising/buying and most importantly someone who is ready to grab a career opportunity with both hands and hold on for dear life as DFYNE grows.

If you have a need to learn grow as an individual to take on challenges and want to be an integral part of the place you work. Then DFYNE may be the place for you.

Attitude:

• Trustworthy
• Proactive and efficient
• Calm under pressure
• Reliable and responsive
• Enthusiastic
• Organised

Key Responsibilities:

• Forecasting product requirements in line with a stringent critical path.
• Predict and respond at pace to changes in customer demand.
• Creating required purchase orders for product at pace.
• Collaborate with wider DFYNE team.
• Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers.
• Coach and develop junior members of the buying team (where applicable)

Experience Needed:

• Absolutely none. We dont hire only on experience but a background in Buying is desirable.

Skills:

• Good communication skills.
• Organisational skills.
• Ability & willingness to learn.
• High level analytics and numeracy skills.
• Commercial awareness.

So whats in it for you

If youve made it this far down without being put off brilliant Id love to hear from you.

Besides a work family and a great place to work youll have an opportunity to grow with the company be a part of the journey and have a vital input into helping continue the crazy growth weve already seen.

Youll be part of a high challenge; high reward culture.

What will aid a successful application with DFYNE:

A tailored cover letter.

Job Type: Full-time Permanent

Additional pay:

• Bonus scheme

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Unlimited paid holidays

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday 9-5

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Uddingston G71 5PG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: In person