Junior Buyer

JR United Kingdom; Southampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the electronic supply chain solutions is seeking a Junior Buyer to join their team in Southampton. The role involves placing purchase orders, resolving discrepancies, and collaborating with marketing and suppliers. Ideal candidates will be organized and have strong communication skills. Join them for career development and progression opportunities.

Benefits

Career Development and Progression

Social Club and Events

Qualifications

• Previous experience in purchasing is preferable but not essential.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and proactively approach tasks.
• Flexibility and adaptability to different needs and demands.

Responsibilities

• Place daily purchase orders with suppliers using the Inventory Management System.
• Resolve discrepancies at each stage in the order cycle to meet delivery dates.
• Review and authorize customer order changes and cancellations.

Skills

Communication

Relationship-building

Organization

Proactivity

Job description

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Junior Buyer

If the answer is yes, then Future Electronics wants to hear from you! We are currently looking to employ Product Marketers to join our EMEA team at our headquarters in Egham, Surrey.

We know our employees are what make us great, which is why we constantly develop and motivate our talent with world-class organizational development to learn and achieve our goals together. Successful applicants will gain a highly competitive salary, full training, and a range of benefits including:

• Career Development and Progression

• Social Club and Events

Job Outline:

The role of the Junior Buyer is to place purchase orders with our suppliers to fulfill customer orders and maintain stock levels on top-selling devices. It is their responsibility to source and/or negotiate the best market price for the product and ensure it arrives at the right cost and at the right time. A key part of the role is to quickly resolve discrepancies at each stage in the order cycle to meet the customers' committed delivery date while minimizing inventory costs.

What the role involves:

• Place daily purchase orders with suppliers using the Inventory Management System (IMS).
• Ensure relevant paperwork and a customer credit line are in place prior to purchasing high-value/customer-specific products.
• Review and authorize customer order changes and cancellations.
• Review supplier purchase orders through IMS and action reschedules or cancellations as needed.
• Resolve order price discrepancies with marketing/suppliers.
• Address receiving discrepancies with EMEA Distribution Centre/Product Marketing.
• Be the first point of contact for customer production line down resolution.
• Work with sales, product marketing, and suppliers to reduce slow-moving inventory levels.

Do you have:

• Previous experience in purchasing is preferable but not essential.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and a proactive approach to tasks.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to proactively identify areas where current processes are flawed and find ways to address them.
• Ability to perform well under pressure and deliver to deadlines.
• Flexibility and adaptability to the needs and demands of different groups, situations, and markets.

Headquartered in Montreal and operating in 150 locations across 40 countries, Future Electronics has earned an impressive reputation for providing outstanding service and developing efficient, comprehensive global supply chain solutions.

The company’s success is largely built upon its commitment to maintaining close business partnerships with suppliers and customers, coupled with strong commercial and technical competencies throughout all stages of the design-production cycle.

Future Electronics boasts the most knowledgeable sales team, advanced engineering/design capabilities, technical solutions, award-winning customer service, a best-in-class global trade compliance program, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world.

Our mission is to always Delight the Customer by offering the industry’s highest level of service, including customer-specific programs, processes, and worldwide e-commerce support.

On September 14th, 2023, it was announced that Future Electronics would be joining forces with WT Microelectronics to deliver long-term, sustainable value to stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, employees, and shareholders, through the combination of two highly complementary organizations. The two will continue to operate independently pending regulatory approvals.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. We recruit the ‘best person for the job’ regardless of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or disability, creating an inclusive working environment and culture for all our employees.