Assistant Buyer

Assistant Buyer Housing developments £20-30k dependant on experience, company car/allowance, pension, healthcare, company bonus A UK Top 10 house builder seeks to appoint an Assistant Buyer to join their procurement team based in Manchester to assist with the procurement of material and plant for sites across the North West. Working closely with the Senior Buyer your duties and responsibilities will include: " Raise and place material and plant orders in line with standard company operating procedures " Support and develop the relationship between the Central Team and the region(s) by establishing and maintaining a regular presence in the regional offices and their sites " Resolve supplier queries/disputes by liaising closely with sites and suppliers " Support supplier development and innovation plans and own product knowledge through regularly visits to suppliers (new and incumbent) " Preparation of enquiry documents in accordance with requisitions and demand schedules " Support Strategic Category procurement activities including leading sub-categories as instructed " Evaluation and clarification of quotations " Maintaining / keep up to date price schedules and supplier data-bases " Assist resolution of invoicing and accounting issues " Administer the collation of data for production of regular Key Performance Indicators " Assist in collating data for timely submission of group rebate claims Skills, Knowledge, Experience " Construction related qualification (ONC / HNC) and the desire to work towards professional procurement qualification " Flexible and agile approach " Skilled in relationship building and stakeholder engagement " Enthusiastic, self-motivated, solutions focused approach " Prepared to work within a large geographical area " Excellent level of numeracy and skilled in verbal and written comms " High level of computer literacy in MS Office " Ability to influence the culture of the business " Able to act decisively, use sound judgement and move the business with pace towards goals " External business and commercial awareness and understanding across a number of industries My client are offering a basic salary along with a comprehensive benefits package including company car/car allowance, pension, company bonus. The company are known to invest in their employees and offer regular training and development opportunities for you to progress in your career. If you are looking to build a career within the procurement field and would like to be considered for this opportunity please send a copy of your CV and application to Deena at Fawkes and Reece (url removed)