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Become a part of our dynamic and innovative team at Werner UK!
Are you seeking an exciting career opportunity with the world's largest and most well-known ladders, storage, and access equipment brands? Our market-leading products and brands are widely used on job sites across the globe.
We are seeking passionate team players eager to contribute to the growth of our organization.
Role: Buyer
- Salary Range: £38,000 - £40,000 PA (DOE)
- Job Type: Permanent/37.5 hours a week
- Location: Burton Upon Trent (On-site)
At Werner UK, we prioritise teamwork, integrity, customer focus, and continuous innovation and consider our people our most valuable asset. Presently, this position is ongoing with onsite collaboration, though the status and minimum in-office requirements are subject to change based on business needs.
Overview
This is a key role responsible for:
- Sourcing, selecting, and purchasing goods or services
- Ensuring material availability
- Requires strong sourcing, negotiation, and communication skills at all levels of the business—both internally and externally
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions):
- Sourcing and Selection
- Researching and identifying reliable suppliers, manufacturers, and wholesalers
- Contract Negotiation
- Negotiating product prices, quantities, delivery timescales, exclusivity arrangements, and product consolidation to secure maximum ROI
- Supplier Relationships
- Managing supplier performance and quality
- Order Book Management
- Maintaining the MRP system
- Inventory Management
- Processing purchase orders (POs)
- Updating stock management databases
- Tracking deliveries
- Trend Analysis
- Reviewing historical sales data and forecasting customer demand or upcoming industry trends
- Quality Assurance
- Evaluating supplier reliability
- Checking the quality of received stock
- Resolving billing or shipping discrepancies
- Cross-Department Collaboration
- Working with production, planning, logistics, commercial, marketing teams, and warehouse operations to assist with projects, products, and services
- General Ad Hoc Duties
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Requirements
Experience & Education:
- MRP System Experience:
- Experience using an MRP system, ideally JDE.
- Manufacturing Background:
- Desireable in a FMCG environment (preferably)
- Negotiation Skills:
- Strong negotiation abilities
- Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in MS Office and Excel
- Supplier Management:
- Aptitude to manage a varied supplier base
- Technical Ability:
- Ability to read and understand drawings is desirable
- Contract Management:
- Knowledge of contract negotiation
- Cost Savings:
- Evidence of supplier consolidation and cost savings delivery
- Certifications:
- CIPS or equivalent would be advantageous
- Administrative Skills:
- Strong administrative abilities
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Key Competencies & Experiences:
- Soft Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal skills at all business levels (internal and external)
- Ability to work independently with support from the materials team
- Strong communication skills
- Methodical Work Habits:
- Ability to work methodically, multitask, and manage time effectively
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Cost Savings vs. Budget:
- Total capital saved through contract re-negotiations and strategic bulk purchasing
- Supplier OTIF (On-Time In-Full):
- Percentage of vendor shipments arriving precisely within the agreed delivery window and quality standards
- Inventory Turnover Ratio:
- How frequently purchased stock is sold and replaced over a set financial period
- GMROI (Gross Margin Return on Investment):
- Financial return generated for every pound invested in inventory assets
EEO Statement
All qualified applicants to Werner UK are considered for employment without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Werner UK will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind based on these characteristics.
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