Job Ref: 212931748

Date: 2020-12-21 15:59:39

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National Purchasing Analyst – Ideal Bathrooms – Milton Keynes

'Making the world a better home' – Saint-Gobain's purpose, we have a history spanning more than 350 years and have a responsibility to address the major challenged faced by humanity. We are on a journey to make the world a beautiful and sustainable place to live and have pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050!

At Saint-Gobain people matter to us, and we try to show that every day. As part of this, our aim is to create an enterprising and innovative working environment, where you have the opportunity to learn new skills, and develop your career. Did you know we have been awarded top UK & Global Employer 5 Years Running!?

We are looking for motivated, organised and flexible National Purchasing Analysts to join our Purchasing Department, based in our Milton Keynes Head Office. The successful candidates will plan, forecast and procure stock, whilst ensuring the highest level of stock availability is maintained and excess stocks are at a minimum.

Ideal Bathrooms are the country's leading specialist bathroom products distributor, with an impressive record of continuous growth and 35 years of complete dedication to meeting and exceeding the expectations of our customers.

How will you contribute to our purpose?

Analyse sales patterns and inventory levels of existing stock in order to take key procurement decisions.
Plan capacity of incoming load build to ensure purchase orders are delivered in a 'flat' methodology.
Forecast and manage stock levels at company and depot level to ensure that capacity is not over reached.
Identify, manage and reduce excess stocks, recommending and actioning stock cleanses as necessary.
Provide period end target tracking.
Build purchase orders to ensure that all volume targets are reached.
Maintain and create reporting structure to provide full visibility of purchases made and on order.
Provide recommendations of products to follow exit routes.
Ensure all purchase orders and invoices are passed correctly with no discrepancies.
Ensure order management systems are set to provide optimum data accuracy and order planning.
Manage stock values, order books and overdue 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 KPIs

What skills and experience are we looking for?

Extensive experience in purchase order placement.
Evidence of forecasting skills and inventory interrogation.
Systemic Inventory Management experience.
Experience of successful supplier management.
Advanced PC and Excel skills.
Pride in producing excellent KPIs by taking ownership and responsibility.
Attention to detail and are an effective planner, compatible with flexibility where required.

Flexible packages designed for you!

We know employees value different things more than others. As well as a great range of standard benefits we understand circumstances in life also change so flexibility through these changes is important. We give employees the ability to change and alter their package to match their needs. This flexibility is self-administered through our on-line employee hub called bubble! (Winner! UK & Ireland 'Best Flexible Benefits Plan' award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2020)

Explore to discover more about the way in which we design packages that are flexible our colleagues and include: owning Company shares, to staff discounts and support helplines.

An evolving world!

Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland is home to some of the best known and respected companies in the construction sector including Jewson, British Gypsum, Isover, Graham The Plumbers Merchant and Artex. We manufacture and distribute materials and solutions, which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all.

We are an equal opportunities employer, we embrace diversity and are on a mission to make our organisation inclusive and accessible to all, we believe that working in a diverse business can be more enjoyable, teams can be more innovative, and make better decisions. We already employ many fantastic people from diverse backgrounds, but we still want to do more

We want to be a business that you'll be proud to work for; one that is committed to improving people's daily life, being responsible, doing the right thing, and to preserving the environment by embedding sustainability in all our businesses.

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