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Buyer Health & Beauty Category

Employer
Veritas Partners Limited
Location
North-West London
Salary
to £40,000 + Private Healthcare + Benefits + 25 Days Holiday
Closing date
6 Mar 2019

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Buying

Job Details

Buyer – Health & Beauty Industry

North-West London

Salary £40k + Private Healthcare + Benefits + 25 Days Holiday

Job Overview

Our client is an experienced manufacturer of a wide range of toiletry products, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. We ensure an understanding of our customer's businesses to whom we offer a wide range of services, including formulation development, material purchasing, manufacture and analysis.

As part of our group of companies, we work with a diverse range of customers, building relationships some of which have lasted over 30 years.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Buyer to join our busy team. Manufacturing background would be ideal but not essential.

Key Responsibilities

Develop the sourcing Strategy for all sectors of Chemicals/Packaging defining the current suppliers, a desired future state and provide and implement the strategy to reduce cost, supplier numbers and lead time whilst improving the overall service we receive.

Continue to develop supplier approval process ensuring we do not proliferate suppliers.

Jointly approve suppliers in conjunction with QA and the management team to ensure all suppliers are risk assessed.

Create annualised plans to reduce inventory in line with business requirements.

Lead and support current team.

Deliver lead time reduction project with support of supply chain, through supplier improvement or better buying.

Support the costing process to ensure a balanced sign off between planning, buying and quality is achieved.

Manage the approved supplier process to ensure we only trade with those that are deemed responsible suppliers.
Constantly review costing structures.

The ideal candidate will be CIPS qualified or working towards the qualification, experience in a similar or equivalent role and be PC literate (MS Excel and Word, MRP/ERP systems)

If this role sounds like your next move please apply with your current CV quoting reference 1737/9GJ

Not right for you? We’d still like to speak with you about other sales, marketing or category management opportunities, so please do send an up to date copy of your CV in word format and we will call you.

All applications to roles advertised by Veritas Partnership Ltd are reviewed by our team of consultants. Due to the high volume of applications that we receive we are unfortunately unable to respond to each applicant individually, therefore if you have not heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Applicants to the positions advertised by Veritas Partnership Ltd consent to Veritas holding their data in pursuance of recruitment services for this and future roles.

Company

Veritas Partners Ltd are specialist recruiters sourcing candidates and opportunities across the FMCG, Consumer and Business to Business markets. Specialists in Sales, National Accounts, Marketing and Category, we partner with a broad range of clients from foodie start-ups and fast-growing SME’s to established global household names. Our philosophy is to provide open, honest and comprehensive recruitment solutions to candidates and clients alike.

We’re straight-talking, highly market-aware and innovative in our approach, so we find ourselves perfectly positioned to provide clear, consultative support on your recruitment/career needs, no matter how specific they may be. From Executive Search to Managed Advertising and Contingency Services, Veritas provides a first-class career management service that is proven to deliver on expectations with both fluidity and professionalism.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0118 903 4914
Location
Seddon House
Gas Lane
Twyford
Berkshire
RG10 9LX
United Kingdom

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