Assistant Buyer / Planner

Job Title: Assistant buyer / Planner (Office based)

Reporting to: Group Commercial Director

Location: Head Office, York

Term: Full time, Permanent

Salary: £23-26k (Depending on Experience)

Company

Global Supply Services (GSS) is a leading provider of supply chain management solutions. For over 20 years, we have been helping partnered businesses to streamline their procurement and logistic operations.

As part of Cyclops Group, we have a strong foothold in the European, North American and Asian markets.

The position

Due to continued growth, we are recruiting for an Assistant buyer/planner to support operations of our successful supply-chain management division, Global Supply Services (GSS).

You will be responsible for helping to keep running the manufacturing operations of our global customer base, located across 14 countries worldwide. Our key services include procurement, logistics, supply and value-add activities, such as component assembly.

The role has both an operations and commercial focus, with one minute spent planning the best supply chain route from one of our five global warehouses to plant, and the next spent in a commercial meeting a supplier discussing potential cost savings.

Reporting to the Group Commercial Director, this new role is a great opportunity for a driven, commercially minded person looking for an autonomous role to join a successful family-owned and family-run business at the start of an ambitious growth plan.

Key responsibilities:

• Maximise the team’s efficiencies across procurement, logistics and supply
• Day-to-day management of procurement relationships with suppliers
• Meet all customer supply demand requirements, while minimising stock obsolescence

Overall responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring purchasing is successfully meeting demand plan and forecasts needs
• Manage relationships and performance of 3PL warehouses
• Manage pricing, taking into consideration landed costs and opportunity value
• Maximise efficiency of team’s overhead costs, particularly shipping, customs and stock obsolescence costs
• Proactively build and manage relationships with existing suppliers
• Work collaboratively with the wider team for sourcing new products
• Work collaboratively with logistics team for timely delivery of products to site
• Monitor, measure and report on customer performance
• Monitor, measure and report on internal performance metrics
• Manage opportunities and time to achieve monthly, quarterly and annual targets
• Challenge our status-quo processes and develop smarter, faster, more efficient ways of working
• International travel to meet customers when required

Personal Attributes

• Able to both work autonomously and also follow clear directions
• Ambitious and driven to exceed to expectations
• Able to work successfully in a fast-paced environment
• Understand exchange rates and working in multi-currency environment
• Strong numeracy skills
• Able to communicate clearly and competently both internally and externally
• Supply chain, procurement and / or logistics experience ideal but not necessary
• Strong Excel skills

Remuneration

• Healthcare cash plan (up to £2,000 per year, including dental and eye care)
• Additional division bonus scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• 37.75 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• 28 days annual leave rising to 33 with service (including bank holidays)
• Free on-site parking
• Career progression opportunities
• Long term prospect with a strong company

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £23,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Transport links

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Application question(s):

• How far away from Osbaldwick, York do you live?
• How would you describe your excel skills?

Experience:

• Supply chain: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 02/08/2024