Assistant Buyer
A1 Equipment is a well\-established company specialising in commercial kitchen and catering equipment and supplies. We offer a wide range of brands and product categories, serving customers from independent restaurants to large stadiums and national chains.
We’re a motivated, fast\-paced team focused on success, and we’re looking for a Purchasing Manager to join us. If you’re ambitious, relationship\-driven, and ready to grow with a thriving business, we’d love to hear from you
As an Assistant Buyer, you’d play a key role in shaping our product range and ensuring smooth, cost\-effective supply chain operations. You’ be supporting our team in sourcing, forecasting, supplier management, and maintaining optimal inventory levels to push our business' growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Support purchasing activities from aiding in accurate forecasting and placing purchase orders to upkeeping our inventory management system
- Track supplier production timelines to ensure on\-time delivery
- Assist in product and brand control, including packaging requirements, product descriptions, and regulatory compliance
- Maintain clear, accurate records of orders, production progress, and supplier performance
- Generate and analyse reports to support data\-informed decisions and guide the purchasing team's strategies
- Source new products and help identify potential suppliers to diversify and expand our offerings
- Monitor supplier quality control to uphold our high product standards
- Meet company buying targets through strategic procurement and supplier negotiations
- Ability to build and maintain strong supplier relationships
- Highly organised, with excellent planning and multitasking abilities
- Analytical and process\-oriented thinker with strong numerical skills
- A problem\-solving mindset focused on continuous improvement
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams effectively
- Previous experience in procurement or purchasing roles is preferred, knowledge of the buying process is a must!
- Prior experience sourcing consumer goods directly from Asia
- Familiarity with inventory management systems or ordering software
- Free On\-site Parking
- Company Events \& Parties
- Complimentary Team Lunch every 6 weeks
- Hybrid Working \- WFH 1 day a week
- 3:30pm Friday Finishes Throughout the year
- Fruit provided \& fully stocked soft drinks fridge
- Employee Discount
- Casual Dress
- Company Pension
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On\-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home
- Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
This listing is from indeed. View original listing ↗