Assistant Buyer

Job Description:

- Support the implementation of procurement strategies to assist in business growth, increased margins and cost saving initiatives.

- Assist in the strategic purchasing input and support to Business Development team.

- Support SRM activities to drive commodity strategies creation and cost reduction plans.

- Identify and develop new supply chains as required to support business objectives.

- Contribute to producing commercial modelling and pricing proposals for bid submissions.

- Maintaining close working relationships with the Client and Account/Business Development Managers.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

- Supplier relationship management.

- Analysis of product item information and cleansing of excel data to enable request for quotation to be created.

- Creation of quotations, emailing suppliers and expediting quotations to meet tight deadlines.

- Interpreting supplier quotations and requesting any missing information.

- Data inputting of large volume of pricing into commercial excel documents, ensuring information is complete and accurate.

- Taking ownership of tasks through to completion

- Providing actionable summary information to the buyers

- Assist the buyers in ensuring client requests are dealt with in a timely manner.

- Support the operational supply function with problem resolution.

- Develop value adding relationships with cross functional departments and suppliers.

- Maintain the day to day running of the purchasing process ensuring compliance and efficiency across the business.

- Identification of process improvements.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience: 

- Confident and effective communicator to all stakeholders.

- Computer literacy, especially strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and able to analyse data.

- Strong administration skills.

- Proactive and self-driven.

- Keen attention to detail.

- Ability to work to strict deadlines and prioritise workload accordingly.

- Ability to follow work instructions and processes.

- Commercial awareness.

- Commercial analysis.

- Professional and ethical in approach.

- Results driven.

- Experience in dealing with suppliers and customers.

- Customer Focused.

- Previous experience in a fast-paced purchasing department.

- Astute in decision making / exercising judgement.

- Experience building supplier relationships.

- Strong team ethic.

- Full driving licence and willingness to travel.

Please note TVS Supply Chain Solutions is an Equal Opportunities Employer