Buyer
in North West is
£35,000

Per Year

TASKS

• Attends trade fairs, shows and demonstrations to research new product lines and suppliers, checks catalogues.
• Keeps up with market trends and chooses products/services.
• Assesses budgetary limitations and customer requirements and decides on quantity, type, range and quality of goods or services to be bought.
• Assesses bids from suppliers, finds suppliers and negotiates prices.
• Helps negotiate contract with supplier and specifies details of goods or services required.
• Looks at ways to improve supply networks, presents new ideas to senior management team.
• Ensures that delivered items comply with order, monitors quality of incoming goods and returns unsatisfactory or faulty items, monitors performance and makes sure targets are met.
• Supervises clerical, administrative and warehouse distribution staff, deals with recruitment and training.
• Works closely with merchandisers who allocate stock and develop sales forecasts.
• Maintains records and prepares reports as necessary.