Buying Assistant

Buying Assistant

Based: Lympne, (near Hythe) Kent.
Salary: GBP19,691
Contract: 42.5 hours/week (Monday to Friday).
Benefits: Pension, Incentive payments and Employee Share Scheme, Increased Holiday with Length of Service, Employee Discounts Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, staff concessions

Since starting in 2003, FFX have become one of the UK's largest independent suppliers of high-quality tools, fixings and building supplies and now we want you to play a key role in our future by joining our expanding Technical Sales team.

You will be key to our continued success by assisting the Buyers in all areas including processing, administration, reviewing the external market, supply chains and additional ad hoc duties.

If you already have experience in a similar role then great, but on the job training will be provided to give you the skills and knowledge you need.

More important than experience is passion, a passion and drive for being successful. We're a hard-working team, and above all we care, about our customers, about being the best at what we do, about getting the next big deal and about each other.

FFX is rapidly expanding and if you have the drive to become part of our team, we will offer you scope for growth.

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Responsibilities

• Ordering and processing orders on the phone/via the internal system and email.
• Negotiating with suppliers and building long term relationships.
• Booking deliveries onto the system, matching goods to the invoice and checking purchase orders.
• Progressing purchase orders to ensure accurate ETAs on system and communicating to Sales Team where necessary if relating to customer orders
• Creation and maintenance of spreadsheets on product ranges to ensure best value for the customer and revenue for the business and providing reports to the Direct Sales Team highlighting stock levels on key lines and slow-moving stock
• Assisting buyers with the set-up of new product ranges
• Assisting buyers with non-stock product enquiries
• Managing enquiry tracker to highlight the new for new product ranges
• Liaison with internal departments regarding product offers/promotions.
• General administration.
• Proposing ideas to increase sales and drive revenue.
• Reviewing and keeping up to date with external market to ensure the business remains competitive.
• Investigating purchase invoice queries and discrepancies
• Answering and resolving telephone queries from internal customers.
• Consistently demonstrating and adhering to the brand values at all times.

The Individual

Capability, Knowledge and Experience

• Previous administration experience.
• Good IT/system skills; proficient in Word and Excel.
• Well-developed typing and PC skills.
• Previous experience within a Builders Merchant or Fixings supply company would be an advantage.

Personal Characteristics

• Strong customer service ethos with a willingness to go above and beyond to ensure 100% customer satisfaction.
• Excellent and accurate communication skills - verbal and written.
• Ability to think outside the box.
• The ability to work under pressure, quickly and accurately.
• Self- motivated with desire to achieve and excellent organisation skills.
• Proactive with a high level of common sense.
• Very strong attention to detail. This is a role where the smallest mistake can lead to serious consequences.
• Resilient personality, able to forge strong relationships and instil trust in customers over the phone.
• Team worker but also happy to work unsupervised.
• Previous negotiation skills would be an advantage.
• Passionate with the drive to be successful.

These duties are not exhaustive. Additional hours of work may be required, as determined by the needs of the business. Additional duties, responsibilities and projects may also be required.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role then apply today!