Graduate Junior Buyer

Graduate/Junior Buyer Corby £28,000 - £31,000 dependent on experience This is an excellent opportunity to join a company who are innovative, successful and forward thinking. Responsibilities and Duties: * Handling and raising purchase orders. * Negotiating new and existing supplier contracts whilst building solid relationships. * Liaising with suppliers in the UK, Turkey, USA, China * Sourcing manufactured parts and raw materials. * Process ownership of ERP elements. * Ownership of Raw, WIP and Finished stocks across subsidiary warehouses and the management of PI counts. * Work closely with operations to plan weekly manufacturing requirements for both UK and USA subsidiaries. * Supplier performance management (measuring Quality, Delivery and Costs). * Manage ongoing KPI objectives. Required: * Graduate educated * Strong Mathematical skills. Excellent spoken and written English skills. * Excellent communication skills * Purchasing qualifications will be an advantage. * Strong MS Excel skills – Pivot tables / V Lookups * High levels of attention to detail and outstanding organisational skills. * Ability to establish and develop relationships with internal and external sources. * Must be computer literate and have great verbal and written communications skills. * Can do attitude is a must