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Macfarlane Group Plc, Segensworth, Hampshire
- Remote working
- Full time
- Permanent
Posted 1 day ago, 26 May
Job ref: 14048d18d9e94ed681ceb38f659a0ed8
Full Job Description
Assistant Buyer Key Duties
- Undertaking stock control and administration activities
- Purchasing of standard and non-standard stock items
- Assisting with tendering activity, product inquiries, and ad-hoc project work
- Ensuring supplies adhere to quality, service and best practise initiatives
- Sourcing and negotiating with existing suppliers, challenging prices where relevant
- Carrying out supplier benchmarking activities
- Reporting and statistical analysis
- Managing a large portfolio of suppliers
- Upholding procurement strategy
- Managing performance of the supplier base
- Maximising profitability and minimising risk to the Business
Do you have the correct profile?
We welcome your application providing that you have a minimum of 12 months commercial buying experience. That way, we are hopeful that you will already have gained exposure to the majority of key duties mentioned above. Ours is a fast-paced sales led distribution business, so although identical experience isn't essential, any obvious synergy would be useful. You will naturally have strong communication and negotiation skills with the ability to at times, perform under pressure and fulfil exacting timeframes. Excellent interpersonal skills are necessary to work effectively with a wide range of colleagues and departments. You may have already gained CIPS accreditation via previous studies but if not, we do as a business offer a pathway to do so.
Package: Basic salary £26,000 - £28,000 (dependent on experience) plus bonus & flexible benefits package including 25 days holiday (Plus additional annual leave purchasing scheme)
Sector: Packaging distribution
Protecting what matters, together
We're dedicated to protecting what matters most - our people, our customers, our communities and the environment. At Macfarlane Packaging, our commitment to customer satisfaction, sustainability and continual improvement creates a highly collaborative, supportive and friendly workplace where you can unpack a career that grows.
With history stretching back over 75 years, we offer stability whilst always striving for continual growth. Our fast-paced, results-driven approach will challenge and often stretch you, but it will also give you opportunities for personal and professional development. Every colleague has the chance to directly influence our success, leading to real job satisfaction and achievement, at all stages of your career.
We provide competitive pay and personalised incentives, alongside adaptable benefits to make your rewards package go further. And additionally, the way we work prioritises work-life balance and flexibility, empowering our colleagues to manage what is most important to them. Our business values commitment, diligence, teamwork, adaptability and a thirst for learning… so if this sounds like you, come and join us to help drive change that enables businesses to plan for a better future., We provide a competitive basic starting salary and operate a range of rewarding bonus/incentive schemes. Our flexible employee benefits package can include: -
- 25 days annual leave (rising to 27 days with service) plus all public/bank holidays
- Additional Holiday purchasing scheme (run annually)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Free parking at Fareham site
- Annual (company paid) volunteering day
- Employee assistance program to support & advise with well-being & any issues
- Extensive range of training/development & potential progression opportunities
- Employee discount scheme (discounts on several major retail/leisure brands)
- Enhanced HR policies relating to various employee rights & entitlements
- Long service awards (5-40 years)
- Charitable giving options
- Financial support with eye-tests/purchasing glasses (DSE users only)
- O2 Mobile discount scheme (up to 25% off)
- Candidate referral scheme (awards £750 for referring successful applicants to Macfarlane job vacancies)
Your future with us
Here at Macfarlane Group, you truly have the potential to shape your own future and set your own ambitions. We are a large group company where internal promotion and mobility is a key feature of our success. Through tailored career plans, we provide a wide range of structure training & development pathways, utilizing both inhouse expertise to share knowledge and the best-in-class external training partners. There is potential access to management & leadership development, and we work closely with recognized, accredited bodies including the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) & the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS); so there really are no limits to where your journey within Macfarlane Group may take you long term.
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