Location: Birmingham

Type: Permanent

Industry: Ladieswear

Job Ref: TGM2081

The Company:

We are looking for a Assistant Buyer to join a fashion supplier. The working hours are Monday to Friday 9-5pm.

The role

• Liaising with suppliers daily to ensure delivery timelines are met.
• Reviewing outstanding orders and expediating to ensure product availability.
• Tracking and tracing shipments liaising with shipping forwarders for shipping documentation and delivery bookings.
• Ensuring up to date information is available in the ERP system for product deliveries on, enabling better communication to the customer.

Requirements:

• A positive minded individual who is empathetic towards the challenges that our distribution customers face.
• Understands the need to provide a world class customer experience and the role procurement plays in ensuring that products are available when the customer needs it. This is a key role in the organisation and will be pivotal to driving growth while retaining existing customers.
• Good statistical analysis skills.
• Able to interpret data from reports and draw conclusions resulting in positive action using the appropriate computer programs and skills.
• A pro-active mindset, able to understand both big-picture company strategy and the details of operational execution.
• An excellent understanding of standard business practices related to Product purchasing and delivery, operational throughput, and delivery to the customer.
• Enthusiastic, dependable, and dedicated, able to use their own initiative.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.