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Cavendish Maine
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
National Purchasing Analyst
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Salary: From £22,000 to £26,000 per annum |
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Overview
About the role: My client is looking for a motivated, organised and flexible National Purchasing Analyst to join their Purchasing Department, based in their Milton Keynes Head Office. The successful candidate will plan, forecast and procure stock, while ensuring the highest level of stock availability is maintained and excess stocks are at a minimum. Responsibilities: Conduct analysis of sales patterns and inventory levels of existing stock in order to take key procurement decisions. Period end target tracking. Build purchase orders to ensure that all volume targets are reached. Forecast and manage the stock levels at company and depot level to ensure that capacity is not over reached. Effectively identify, manage and reduce excess stocks. Recommend and action stock cleanses. Maintain and create reporting structure to provide full visibility of purchases made and on order. Details to be provided in value and quantity. Provide recommendations of products to follow exit routes. Ensure that all purchase orders and invoices are passed correctly with no discrepancies. Ensure the order management systems are set to provide the most accurate data to provide optimum order planning. Manage stock values, order books and overdue purchase orders. Ensure proper documentation of purchase records as well as product inventory and deliveries. Hold regular meetings with suppliers to create ways to improve KPIs. Liaise with internal departments to discuss and agree methods of improving procurement operations. Work with Marketing to ensure that the correct products are being promoted in a streamlined manner. Key Skills/Experience Required: Extensive experience in purchase order placement. Evidence of forecasting skills and inventory interrogation. Systemic Inventory Management experience. Experience of successful supplier management. Advanced PC and Excel skills. Pride in producing excellent KPIs by taking ownership and responsibility. Attention to detail and an effective planner, compatible with flexibility when required. About the company: Leading specialist product distributor within their field. Salary/Benefits Information: Up to £26,000pa. 31 days holiday (including bank holidays). Contact: Dan Wells Job Reference: DW/22911 Candidate Care: By responding to this advert you consent to Cavendish Maine processing the personal data included within this application. If your application is successful we will contact you to discuss the opportunity in more detail, within 48 hours of receiving your application. Should you not hear from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be advised that if unsuccessful for this role we may keep your details in our hold file, during which time you may be contacted for other suitable vacancies. If you do not want us to do this please call us to advise. In the meantime, we would like to thank you for your interest in Cavendish Maine.