Junior Buyer

Junior Buyer

Location: Whiteley (Hybrid working), with regular travel to other Onecom offices, supplier and customer locations

Salary: Competitive

Hours: Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm

The task at hand: We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Junior Buyer who will play a key role in managing and analysing supplier and vendor relationships, ensuring quality products are delivered to our direct customer base for our Mobile product catalogue. Responsible for sourcing the best Mobile product suppliers, both in value and quality, to ensure we meet and exceed customer demands.

What you’ll be busy doing:

• Maintaining and updating our product portfolio by creating and de-activating inventory parts on CRM and EDI systems.

• Managing supplier relationships and ensuring quarterly reviews are conducted.

• Managing supplier performance based on quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness (QCDR)

• Regular research on market trends to ensure the latest technologies are being identified.

• Escalation of any inventory or supplier issues with Supply Chain Manager

• Inventory management to ensure stock arrives on time in full (OTIF) and to ensure any slow-moving items are moved on.

• Manage suppliers invoice queries and resolve in a timely fashion.

• Develop and maintain a preferred supplier list to ensure the best suppliers are being utilised.

• Support our Sales teams on customer visits when required, to offer product guidance and knowledge.

• Regular off-site visits to both suppliers and other Onecom offices.

• Develop and report on key performance indicators (KPIs)

You'll be great in this role if:

• You have previous experience working in a similar purchasing role (essential)
• You can effectively negotiate and build strong relationships with suppliers (essential)
• You can work to strict deadlines and prioritise your own workload.
• You have excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• You enjoy working with people and can communicate in an open, candid and consistent manner.
• You have a proven ability to work in a team environment and be able to build strong relationships at all levels.
• You have strong IT skills with the ability to use programs including Excel (VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables), Word, and other CRM systems.
• CIPS level 4 qualification (desirable)

Onecom Perks and Benefits:

Agile working: Enabling our people to work where they work best, using our Agile Working Policy

Holidays: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and the option to Buy/Sell 5 days a year

Birthday Break: Day off for your birthday, during your birthday month

MyTime: 12 paid hours a year to use for early finishes, appointments, or longer lunch breaks

Electric Car Scheme: Purchase a brand-new electric car through our EV Scheme

Wellbeing: Discounted Gym membership, free online workouts, subsidised Fitbit, Cycle to work scheme, Free breakfast & fresh fruit in our offices, Eye-care vouchers, Financial Wellbeing support

Pension: We offer 9% combined pension contribution

Lifestyle: 4 x Salary life assurance, Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 access to Mental Health support

Parental Leave: Enhanced Parental Leave policy (based on length of service), whether you or your partner are giving birth, going through surrogacy or adoption

Rewards: Quarterly employee reward programme and annual awards

Referral Incentive: You’ll receive a bonus for each successful friend or family member you refer

Socials: Work hard and play hard with our all-expenses paid company events and parties

Foundation: Get involved in fundraising activities and events for our Charity partners

Academy: Limitless professional development with access to our in-house training academy

Who we are

Onecom is the recognised provider of Communication Technology, trusted by UK Organisations to deliver unparalleled expertise and simply brilliant customer experiences to more than 800,000 Corporate citizens globally.

We’ve built an award-winning team of 650+ ambitious, inspiring and innovative individuals.

We’re driven by our pride in our brand and our dedication to create a market-leading environment where our people can be the best version of themselves. Want to join our journey? Apply Now.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Onecom wants to meet the aims and commitments set out in our Equal Opportunities Policy. This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010 and building an accurate understanding of the make-up of our talent pools in encouraging equity, diversity and inclusion. We ask candidates to complete our equality monitoring form as part of the application process. Responses are anonymous and the data gathered will be used to inform our future initiatives.

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