Junior Buyer Full Time Permanent

• Position:  Junior Buyer
• Salary:  £25,000
• Location:  Hove, fully office based
• Hours:  37.5 hours a week, Mon – Thurs 7:45am to 4:30pm and Friday’s 7:45am to 12:15pm
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, free parking, pension scheme and private medical scheme, annual pay reviews

We are looking for someone with administration and customer service experience who has an interest in purchasing, procurement and buying to take up a Junior Buyer role with a well established business in Hove in the engineering sector. Working as part of a small team you will conduct varied administrative tasks, liaise with suppliers and spend a day a week in the warehouse learning about the products and parts.

As a Junior Buyer you will:

• Assist the Buyer and the Operations Manager as part of a very small team
• Chase suppliers for the best delivery times, occasionally travelling to collect stock items
• Initially spend one day a week in the store room to learn parts and products
• Help to identify and select suppliers and services
• Negotiate the best prices, while maintaining best quality
• Purchase components and materials
• Maintain an accurate and up to date supplier list and database

Skills & experience required:

• A full UK driving licence is required, a pool car is available for use during the working day
• Strong administration abilities and skills in the Microsoft Office suite such as Excel and Outlook
• Highly organised
• Flexibility to undertake tasks in other departments
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to negotiate prices and contracts

Salary, hours and company benefits:

• £25,000 starting salary
• 37.5 hours a week, Mon – Thurs 7:45am to 4:30pm and Friday’s 7:45am to 12:15pm
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Free parking
• Pension scheme
• Private medical scheme
• Annual pay reviews

Wild Recruitment Ltd T/A First Recruitment Services is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.