The Harrier Group
Category Buyer
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We have an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated and ambitious individual to join our friendly Procurement Team!
If you have...
- Strong organisational and analytical skills.
- Confidence in numerical problem solving.
- Networking and negotiation skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
And you are...
- Committed to demonstrating the core values of Harrier.
- Respectful and considerate of others.
- Collaborative, with the ability to build positive working relationships.
- Positive, with a "can do" attitude when meeting challenges and resolving problems.
- Self-motivated and ambitious.
- Able to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Calm and level-headed under pressure.
- Flexible and adaptable in a changing environment.
Purpose of the role:
Category Buyer role is a crucial role in procurement and supply chain management within Harrier and is essential to the ongoing success of the business. The purpose of this role is to assist in providing a comprehensive procurement service to Harrier’s UK and Czech production operations. The Category Buyer’s key objectives are to manage specific product categories, ensuring Harrier obtains the best value while maintaining quality and meeting business objectives.
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Key Responsibilities & Tasks
Category management
- Responsible for material requirement planning and ordering, for product categories, ensuring just in time deliveries.
- Stock control of product categories, liaising with Brand Management and Warehousing, forecasting on peaks and troughs.
- Management of product deliveries and prior notifications for warehousing and logistics.
- Managing alternative products, from QA sign off, samples and stock management.
- Assist with system data input and receipting of goods.
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Supply chain management
- Management of supply chain relationship for the category’s products.
- Negotiate pricing with supply chain to obtain the best price, and quality products.
- Responsible for pricing matrixes for product categories.
- Maintaining relationships with current suppliers, whilst seeking new suppliers.
- Ensure that all procurement activity and tender requirements are in accordance with the company’s processes.
- Support the Senior Buyer with information for supply chain contracts and supply agreements.
What we offer:
- Great package – pay, bonus and pension
- 33 days’ holiday including bank holidays
- Personal development
- Recognition and reward
- Health Cash Plan
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- On-site parking and great public transport links
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