Junior Buyer

Ecotone; Blackwater; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Junior Buyer to join their dynamic team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for recent graduates eager to develop their careers in purchasing within the fast-moving consumer goods sector. You will work closely with the Project Buyer and various teams to drive supplier negotiations and manage relationships, ensuring the company meets its growth objectives. If you thrive in a vibrant, high-energy environment and are passionate about sustainable practices, this is the perfect opportunity to kickstart your career.

Qualifications

• Ability to negotiate and manage supplier relationships effectively.
• Experience in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Buyer in supplier negotiations and performance monitoring.
• Maintain communication with stakeholders to ensure clarity in decision-making.
• Contribute to innovation projects and monitor market trends.

Skills

Negotiation

Relationship Management

Project Management

Advanced Excel

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Description

Ecotone has an exciting opportunity for a graduate-level Junior Buyer (finished goods) who is looking to join a vibrant, fast-paced company whose passion is to promote a healthy planet and healthy food. In this role you will be responsible for supporting the Project Buyer and Central Sourcing team working closely with Marketing, R&D and working in cross-country and cross-functional teams to manage several fast-growing categories and contribute to our overall growth and profitability.

Who are we looking for?

We're looking for someone who is keen to gain experience and forge a career in a purchasing team in (food) fmcg. You’ll enjoy negotiation; be able to demonstrate good relationship skills; be highly organised (possibly with some experience of managing projects) together with advanced Excel capability. Being able to manage multiple priorities, thrive in a high-energy, fast-paced environment and possessing a natural ability to engage with multiple stakeholders is key. Reporting to the Project Buyer – Central Sourcing, your responsibilities will include...

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the Project Buyer in all elements of their role
• Monitoring supplier performance; handling correspondence, chasing queries; validating their ability to support our growth agenda; being the main point of contact
• Developing good supplier relationships and partnerships as background to the supplier negotiations and tenders
• Supporting the Project Buyer in negotiating prices and productivity plans; ensuring relevant documents and reports are available
• Supporting the Project Buyer in negotiating exclusivity agreements, tenders and contracts, where applicable
• Ensuring timely communication with all internal/external stakeholders to assist the clarity of decision making, action and follow-through
• Keeping an active watch on what is happening in each category eg: product innovation, category trends, market players, competitors etc.
• Initiating and contributing to innovation and/or renovation projects including value engineering
• Engaging internal and external stakeholders through effective, concise communication
• Maintaining pricing sheets, GPC’s, supplier database masterdata

Our ideal candidate will be keen to join a fast-moving Buying team at an entry level, and we will provide you with a personal development plan and career growth. To be successful you will have an open mindset, be curious, be able to work at pace in the fast-moving consumer goods sector, be business-oriented, enjoy challenges and relish achieving great results.

Some business travel may be required.

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