Junior Technical Buyer

About Us:

We’re born and bred in Glasgow. Our business was founded on the Clyde back in 1864, and we’re still here today. We are proud to roast exceptional coffee for thousands of cafés and hospitality businesses across the UK & Ireland.

Our workforce has grown to over 200 to support our expanding customer base, product range and service offering. We count some of the industry’s leading talents among our staff, from green coffee buyers and roasting technicians, to barista trainers and field engineers.

Do you want to join our team of top talent in an exciting and industry-leading organisation? Read on!

Position: Junior Buyer - Technical Services

Location: Glasgow, Head Office (Office Based)

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Salary: £25k per annum

Benefits: 28+4 days annual leave, attractive pension, Medicash scheme, and as much coffee as you can drink!

Purpose Of Role:

The Junior Technical Buyer is responsible for purchasing activities mainly for spare parts and machines but could also be involved in other procurement tasks within the department.

Main activities are machine, tool and consumables ordering, stock parts replenishment, supplier management, sourcing and supplier contracts management. Categories include, but are not limited to Spare Parts and Machines, Tooling and Logistics. The role holder will support the Technical Service Division on all stock and non-stock category management for Parts and Machines.

The aim of the role is to contribute to delivering the department KPIs and operating plan, with a major focus on driving down costs and managing stock levels to avoid shortages for Technicians, Field Engineers and Customers.

The role will cover all departmental purchasing needs and will be required to work closely with the senior management team.

The role will involve a high level of analysis and reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Stocked products replenishment products to agreed stock holding days or min max requirements at each stock location, expediting where required.
• Managing and monitoring machine/parts suppliers including contract creation.
• Cost Management – Look for ways to reduce product and services costs at all opportunities.
• Extract analytical information to update stock projections and analyse sales and purchasing.
• 3-way-match; purchase order, receipt and supplier invoice adherence.
• Negotiate prices and terms for purchased goods and services.
• Onboarding, develop and maintain supplier relationships.
• Maintain accurate records of purchases and pricing.
• Support and take actions to ensure company Procurement policy adherence.
  
  

Experience:

Essential

• Significant experience in similar purchasing / procurement role.
• Successfully reduced departmental costs through effective contract and stock management.
• Experience of analysing data to deliver on projects and Company goals
  
  

Desirable:

• Contract negotiation and tender management
  
  

Essential:

Skills / Knowledge:

• Competent user of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Purchase to Pay process
• ERP and Materials replenishment experience
  
  

Desirable:

• Knowledge of working with Microsoft Dynamics D365
  
  

Personal Attributes:

• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the business
• Excellent team player
• Self-motivated
• Analytical
  
  

Application

If this sounds like you, then you could be the right fit for us! Please click APPLY, upload your CV and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.

Thanks, from the Team @ Matthew Algie

Equal Opportunities:

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

Our selection for recruitment does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation or gender reassignment status (protected characteristics).