Purchasing & Inventory Planner
Purchasing & Inventory Planner based at our Head Office in Normanton.
What will you do?
- Review Sales & Lead-time information to make decisions on ordering requirements.
- Liaise with suppliers predominantly based in the UK.
- Use our state of the art internal software to base ordering patterns and quantity’s around and monitor sales increases / price changes.
- Keep our internal software up to date with new supplier terms, product pricing changes, new & obsolete products.
- Meet and develop relationships with the suppliers.
- Chase and expedite outstanding purchase orders where necessary.
- May include UK travel and occasional overnight stays.
Essential:
- Previous experience in a demand planning role.
- Skilled in the analysis of large quantities of data.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to speak confidently to all levels of the business and supply chain.
- Great time management, planning and organisational skills.
- Full UK driving license.
Desirable:
- Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Applications.
- Experience of meeting and negotiating face to face with suppliers.
- Previous Electrical Wholesale / Distribution or Manufacturing experience (not essential).
About Us:
With over 50 years’ experience in the electrical wholesale industry, we are an energetic organisation that is part of a very successful European business. With a network of over 400 trading branches across continental Europe, and 100 branches currently open in the UK (with a plan to have 250 open in the next 10 years), there has never been a better time to get on board.
What’s in it for you?
- Starting salary negotiable subject to experience.
- Commencing on 20 days holiday per annum (full time employees) plus Bank Holidays increasing with each completed years’ service up to 25 days plus Bank Holidays.
- 42.5 hours per week.
- Monday-Friday.
- Initial training and on-going development from an experienced team member.
- Brilliant opportunities to take on more responsibility and long term career prospects.
- Company pension and bonus scheme.
No Agencies Please.