Your new company

Your new role

• Manage relationships with existing suppliers and identify new alternative suppliers
• Negotiate the most advantageous commercial terms, including maximising rebate agreements and early payment discounts to achieve product cost-saving targets.
• Maximise supplier contributions through marketing budgets, transport discounts and other funding streams available.
• Liaise with suppliers to achieve supplier conformance to ACS requirements
• Identify the best routes of source, yielding improved BP and savings.
• Competitively source new/special products through supplier relationships.
• Grow and develop the Private Label product portfolio.
• Providing administrative support in all aspects of the tender process, including data gathering, desk-based sourcing, collation of quotations and cost comparison, supplier evaluation and collation of samples.
• Providing administrative support for all aspects of the tender process, including data gathering, desk-based sourcing, collation of quotations and cost comparison, supplier evaluation and collation of samples.
• Data collection and reporting on supplier performance and managing the supplier non-conformance process
• Manage the supplier due diligence process for new and existing suppliers to ensure the supplier database is up-to-date and meets ISO standards.

What you'll need to succeed

• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with staff, stakeholders and suppliers.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate with suppliers.
• A proactive approach in regard to cost saving and efficiency opportunities.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Good numerical and analytical skills.
• Ability to work along with other departments as a team player
  • Purchasing and stock control/supply chain experience ideally gained in a fast-moving, customer-focused business.
  • Education to AS/A Level standard and/or 4 to 5 Grade A-C GCSE’s
  • Must be keen to or have commenced studying towards CIPS membership.
  • Excellent Word and Excel Skills and preferably with working knowledge of SAP Business One
  • Experience of working in a similar customer-focused (preferably distribution) environment managing the inventory for a very large number of product lines
• Ability to communicate with confidence and build respect
• Computer skills, including Word, Excel, Access and company software programs including SAP Business One
• Ability to manage time, work to schedules and follow procedures
• Clear understanding of the Company’s policies, particularly regarding acceptable standards of behaviour

What you need to do now

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