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Birmingham, West Midlands
Assistant Buyer
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Salary: £20k - 25k per year |
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Overview
Category Assistant Solihull Permanent £20,000-£25,000 SF Recruitment are pleased to be working with a leading business based in South Birmingham who are looking to recruit an experienced Category Assistant to join their team. As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for supporting the Category Manager with a clear view of progression and development. Role: To manage all of the day to day enquiries, queries and admin tasks within the category, providing other departments within the business with accurate information in a timely manner. Providing support to the category manager & wider department with any project or reporting work that arises, ensuring all timescales are met and work is done to the required standard. Researching the market and supply base at sub-category level and keeping records of the information gathered. Keeping up to date with any relevant legislation or global developments. Tasks Requests for pricing - Complete RFP enquiries accurately and within defined timescales. Data - Ensure data regarding product, suppliers etc is set up and maintained accurately. Account support - Be the first point of contact for the account support functions. Reports - Generate and maintain departmental and category specific reports eg. Category spend/margin, Raw Material tracking. Meetings - Attend supplier meetings, prepare pre-meeting reports with KPI trackers and take and file minutes. New suppliers - Research, assess and make initial contact with potential new suppliers, updating the supplier intelligence matrix. Samples - Organise and label supplier samples rotating new/obsolete to make sure storage is available at all times. Sub Category Management - Take ownership of a sub-category, producing a cost saving plan and undertaking tender activity. Support Market research - Gather market data to be included in the category plans. Projects - Provide support with any category or departmental project work. Tenders - Provide the necessary support with tenders to ensure they are delivered on time and in line with the agreed strategy. Assist stock control - Provide first line support to stock control with any out of stock issues. Cost savings and rebates - Help the category/department meet cost saving/rebate targets at any opportunity. If you are interested in this position, please send your up to date CV to