Key Responsibilities

• Managing customer accounts; ensuring order books, stock levels and price lists are accurate.
• Responding to sales enquiries in a timely manner and pro-actively identifying new business opportunities.
• Obtaining quotes from preferred suppliers.
• Ensure that we are placing orders at the lowest ultimate cost.
• Regularly reviewing customer KPIs to ensure that quality, delivery time, stock/aged stock levels and profit margin targets are met.
• Liaising effectively with sales colleagues and customers to gain a clear understanding of requirements and optimize quality of service, business growth and customer satisfaction.
• Resolving customer and supplier issues, including financial issues (credit stops / limits)
• Daily expediting of purchase orders with suppliers to ensure on time delivery.
• To assist with the preparation of BOM's from customer format into workable data.
• Working in line with our processes to ensure continued compliance to our quality management system.

The Benefits

• Company bonus scheme
• 25 days leave plus public holidays
• Company Pension scheme
• Attractive working hours
• Easily accessible modern office
• Access to discounts and wellbeing material

The Person
The key skills and qualities of a Buyer are:

• Experience of B2B sales and / or purchasing (preferably in electronics manufacturing or distribution).
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good IT skills.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A CIPS qualification is advantageous but not required.
• Experience of providing excellent customer service, including working with colleagues to resolve customer concerns.
• Be pro-active, conscientious, and able to work on own initiative with minimal supervision.

Candidates with the experience and relevant job titles of; Junior Account Manager, Junior Business Development Manager, Junior Sales Manager, Sales Executive, Procurement Officer, Procurement Advisor, Procurement Executive, Supply Chain Manager, Purchaser, may also be considered for this role.