Buyer

JT Recruit Ltd ,
Hinckley, Leicestershire
Salary: From £11.15 to £12.19 per hour

Overview

My local authority client are looking for a full time Buyer to join them on a temporary basis. Working from their Croft depot, starting ASAP until August 2020. Paying £11.15 - £12.19 depending on experience. To provide supply chain management and a compliant procurement service for Highways Delivery. To hire, lease or purchase items of plant and/or materials required for the delivery of revenue and capital programmes of highway works. To manage the stock, distribution and maintenance service history of owned plant items. Duties to include: - To assist with contract & supplier management of supply contracts. - To provide support to operational teams by receiving and processing requisitions for goods and services, creating purchase orders in the Oracle e-business suite, and expediting delivery. - To arrange plant and material deliveries and/or collections, including on/off hires, and to liaise with internal stores operations to ensure the efficient and effective collection of stock lines and other consumables. - To be the first point of contact for client and operational teams to access services offered by the Procurement team. To act as an ambassador for the team. Candidate criteria: · Working in the highway maintenance, construction industry &/or a purchasing environment. · Working in an office environment using word processors, spreadsheets, databases and Microsoft Office Software suite - Working with financial systems (e.g. Oracle) - Problem solving & analysing information - Proactive planning and organisation - Dealing with internal and external customers on the telephone and face to face - Dealing with correspondence - Compiling and interpreting reports - Working with current Health & Safety legislation To apply, please send your CV to Rebekka