Total 2 Senior Executive level Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory job vacancies in Dorset, BH10 4AQ

Senior Inventory / Supply Chain Analyst

Job Location: Poole, Dorset
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £40,000 DOE + free onsite parking
Hours: 39 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 8am – 5pm & Friday 8am - 4pm + free parking
Benefits:

• Up to 31 days holiday to start including bank holidays, increasing to 36 days with service and the option to buy 4 days additional holiday every year
• Free car parking
• Various discounts available for shopping / cinema / gyms etc.
• Life assurance
• Fun, modern and friendly working environment
• Excellent training
• Regular company team building events

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Inventory / Supply Chain Analyst to work with a leading company who design, manufacture and supply products to both the B2C & B2B market.

This well-known business supplies not only the general public but major retail chains such as; Dunelm, Laura Ashley and John Lewis. You will act as the primary point of contact for all stock related enquiries from these customers.

This position would suit an individual who possesses excellent communication skills along with analytical, forecasting and reporting skills, ability to crunch and analyse numbers, analysing high volumes of data to determine trends, patterns, stock data and product demand.

You will also help support 2 Inventory Analysts in the absence of the Inventory Manager when they are off-site.

Some of your duties will include:

• Having full ownership of product lifecycle from launch, promotions, and stock exit.
• Acting as the first point of contact for customers including resolution of stock issues.
• Planning and scheduling product availability and optimising stock holding, working with Far East suppliers / UK customers to maintain the business's KPI targets
• Preparing forecasts to incorporate seasonality with a monthly review of all SKUs to ensure that the correct orders are placed & prioritised
• Using forecasting management tools / web portals and Excel to forecast order
• Assisting with report generation, data analysis and forecasting
• Liaising with suppliers regarding order requirements
• Administration duties including ensuring portals and databases are kept up to date with performance and progress
• Supporting 2 Inventory Analysts on occasions where the Inventory Manager is off site.

We would like our ideal candidates to possess:

• At least 3 years’ experience in a supply chain / inventory position
• Strong experience with Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, exporting data and changing tables)
• The ability to analyse data, produce forecasts and generate accurate reports to establish patterns
• Ability to analyse and work with numbers
• Strong written communication and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• A methodical approach to problem solving and making decisions
• Strong computer skills









If you would like to find out more about this brilliant opportunity, please either contact our Recruitment Team on 01202 686000 or send your CV to jobs@rrm.uk.com.

Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.

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Position: Senior Buyer

Location: Gloucester

Salary: £38000 to £42000 per annum

Benefits: 33 days of holidays inclusive of BH, early finish, annual bonus, free parking, stake holder pension, heath care plan, free drinks on site, group life assurance.

We are now seeking to recruit a Senior Buyer for a manufacturing business based in Gloucester. The successful buyer will work to define sourcing strategies for a range of commodities, and will be responsible for the identification, introduction, and formal approval of suitable supply chains to meet business needs assessing capability, capacity, risk, and cost.

The role includes the need to negotiate and document suitable supply agreements and to lead supplier quality audits to ensure performance measures are achieved. In addition, the role includes the operational activities of order placement, parts expediting and the resolution of any queries relating to purchase orders placed.

Responsibility of a Buyer:

• Source parts from suitable suppliers to meet the commercial and technical needs of the business. Place purchase and expedite orders to fulfil MRP and project demand.
• Develop and manage suppliers for assigned commodities to ensure key performance levels are achieved.
• Develop commodity strategies to ensure capacity, capability, quality, cost, and supply chain risk are understood.
• Identify the need for sourcing projects and implement activities identified to
• Perform supplier approval activities as required.
• Maintain MRP part and purchase order information.
• Effectively communicate with other departments including production, design, stores, and accounts. Provide supplier support and be prepared to travel on site as required.
• To identify opportunities for process, productivity, and quality improvements.
• Develop effective relationships with all internal and external stakeholder, customers, and suppliers to ensure best outcomes for the business.

Requirements of a Buyer:

• Ability to react to changing requirements and the vision to plan supply chains for upcoming requirements.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems
• Able to travel with full clean driving licence, or equivalent.
• Receptive and adaptable to change.
• Ability to read and interpret technical specifications to determine appropriate manufacturing methods of complex machined and fabricated parts.
• Broad understanding of a range of commodities including machined parts, simple and complex fabrications, transmission products, Electronics, and linear drive products.

If you think this is appropriate opportunity, please email your CV to marta.kosno@omegaresource.co.uk or contact Marta on 01453 852 542

Omega Resource Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.