Buying Assistant - Blue Arrow

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Buying Assistant = 3 month FTC = 16k 18k The company To work for a food company based in London. Who specialise in sourcing ingredients from all over the world and distributing to large retailers in the UK. The Role To work in the Purchasing department Buying team support & PA / administrative duties Support the buying team, and coordinate between the buying team and internal departments of the business. Liaise with all internal departments to coordinate meetings and information requests Liaise with suppliers information gathering, sample requests, progress chasing etc. Prepare and produce statistics and other information as well as providing administrative support as required for the team (filing, reporting, contract preparation, paperwork etc, telephone answering). Work independently and with other buyers to assist in the overall supplier management. Attend supplier and internal meetings as required . Record and distribute minutes of those meetings as required Coordinate supplier visits and meetings, organize travel arrangements and bookings and itineraries as required. Contribute to, record and distribute the departments market and product knowledge (eg regarding price changes and movements, market conditions, trends and forecasts). The person You will Build and maintain relationships both internally and with suppliers so you will need previous experience in doing this in the past. You will be educated to at least GCSE standard or above including Mathematics and English. Ideally the candidate will be A level qualified and have relevant work experience. You will be Numerate, literate, with intermediate/advanced IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). You will have strong organisation skills and attention to detail. You will have experience of working under pressure in an office environment. You will have ability to show initiative, solve problems and work to exacting deadlines. Desirable Degree educated Blue Arrow is one of the UK`s largest recruitment businesses, dedicated to providing bespoke staffing solutions through a network of over 80 specialist branches and on-site locations. For over 50 years, our priority has been to work in partnership to secure long term relationships with our clients and candidates.

Blue Arrow provides an extended range of permanent and temporary recruitment services to a variety of public and private sector clients in the following areas:

Industrial & manufacturing
Distribution & warehousing
Driving
Office
Call centre
Catering & cleaning