Job Ref: 212499802

Date: 2020-09-26 18:05:58

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Exciting opportunity for a market leading retailer within their field .

True hybrid role , with a mix of purchasing & inventory control responsibilities .

Responsibilities :

Analyse data to provide reviews, recommendations, and action stock profiles

Effective and proactive life cycle planning

Analysis of stock with the result of locating the correct stock in the correct place in a timely manner

Capacity planning of incoming load build to ensure that purchase orders are planned to be delivered in a 'flat' methodology

Period end target tracking

Build purchase orders to ensure that all volume targets are reached

Forecast and manage the stock levels at company and depot level to ensure that capacity is not over reached.

Effectively identify, manage and reduce excess stocks

Recommend and action stock cleanses

Maintain and create reporting structure to provide full visibility of purchases made and on order. Details to be provided in value and quantity

Provide recommendations of products to follow exit routes

Ensure that all purchase orders and invoices are passed correctly with no discrepancies

Responsible for system maintenance and housekeeping within the purchasing department

Be flexible to cover other colleagues within the Purchasing department when required

Be the expert in their field and with their supplier's products

Ensure the order management systems are set to provide the most accurate data to provide optimum order planning

Manage stock values, order books and over due purchase orders

Ensure proper documentation of purchase records as well as product inventory and deliveries.

Hold regular meetings with suppliers to create ways to improve KPI's

Liaise with internal departments to discuss and agree methods of improving procurement operations.

Work with Marketing to ensure that the correct products are being promoted in a streamlined mannerRequirements:

Extensive experience in purchase order placement.

Evidence of forecasting skills and inventory interrogation

Systemic Inventory Management experience

Experience of successful supplier management

Intermediate Excel skill (Confident working with v-lookups/pivot tables

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