IT Buyer
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- Location
- Linlithgow
- Salary
- 18000.00 - 25000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 10 Sep 2020
- Closes
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sectors
- Procurement
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Want to join a team that works together towards a common goal?
To meet current workload our client, a leading IT refurbishment company, is looking for a new buyer to join their team on a full time basis. On target earnings for the role are GBP19,000 - GBP25,000 - but there is no salary cap for delivering above target. Other company benefits include a laptop, company phone, free parking, working from home on a discretionary basis, company Christmas day/ night out and Summer get together.
Our client believes that their employees are their best assets. Testament to this are members of the team who have been with them for many years, during which they have been promoted through the business. This is a great opportunity to become part of a supportive and enjoyable environment in a fast-growing IT company.
As one of the UK's leading IT refurbishment companies, they are helping businesses, schools and public sector organisation across the UK to save money on their IT hardware. As a Microsoft Licensed Refurbisher, they provide high quality refurbished IT hardware.
As our Buyer you are responsible for:
•Sourcing products and parts from existing and new suppliers in line with agreed budgets and time frames
•Seeking out better suppliers and improve our purchasing process to reduce costs
Key Responsibilities:
•Sourcing required products defined by the purchasing manager from existing and new suppliers. We use a number of broker sites and purchasing portals which you will have access to, to assist with finding the right products
•Qualifying suppliers and reviewing their stock to ensure the products meet the required specification and quality we need
•Ensuring stock arrives within the agreed timeframe
•Building relationships with regular suppliers to achieve more favourable terms
•Assessing our regular material purchasing to identify where we can reduce costs, improve quality or specifications
•Keeping accurate records of potential and qualified suppliers to improve buying efficiencies
The type of person we're looking for:
•Confident and effective at communicating and negotiating with customers, especially through phone and email
•Diligent at following our processes to identify the right products with the required specification and quality from a multitude of suppliers
•Organised & Punctual
•Has a good understanding of IT hardware in theory and also on a practical level
•Enjoys working in a team environment
•Enthusiastic & loves working hard to achieve their goals
•Is able to travel to our facility outside Linlithgow
To succeed in this job you will need to have a good understanding of IT hardware and ideally some experience in buying.
Salary and benefits:
•Full time role with on target earnings of GBP19,000 - GBP25,000
•Laptop, mobile phone, free parking
•Working from home on a discretional basis
•Working with a great bunch of people
•Company night outs
If you enjoy a challenge and want to be part of a fast growing team, with an ever-changing day-to-day role, we'd love to hear from you.
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