Job Details
**Job description**
**Assistant Buyer**
We have an exciting opportunity with our Buying Team here at Findel Education for an Assistant Buyer.
Were the one-stop-shop for educational supplies; we provide all of the products schools and nurseries need, delivered when they want them, at highly competitive prices. We offer our customers unrivalled choice, great value & quality, and an exceptional service, underpinned by expertise & innovation. Were all about saving schools time and money.
Some of the responsibilities of this great opportunity are:
* Manage the system set up of suppliers & products.
* Input core product data across our systems, including new product set up, ensuring the highest levels of accuracy.
* Prepare reports for the Buyer to identify trends and performance.
* Complete regular competitor and market reviews.
* Build category range in appropriate systems, in line with the critical path.
* To co-ordinate all samples within the critical path.
* In collaboration with the Buyer, support the development of both current and new supplier relationships.
* Manage supplier relationships on a day-to-day basis, ensuring information flows effectively between both parties.
* Provide a quality and timely response to queries and ensure effective resolutions.
* Act as a Brand Ambassador, including attending trade shows and events.
* Support projects and undertake a range of administrative duties, ensuring the department runs effectively.
* Work with all functions to deliver best in class catalogues & marketing materials, both digitally and offline.
* Work closely with key stakeholders to ensure product compliance within the business, fitness for purpose and adherence to European & British standards.
Our ideal person would have the following skills and experience:
* Working towards a Buying related degree or previous experience in a Buying role
* Able to work well as part of a team as well use own initiative
* Well organized with excellent time management and administration skills
* Accuracy and great attention to detail
* Ability to analyse data and make recommendations
* Able to solve problems by thinking creatively and being resourceful
* Excellent IT skills, proficient in MS Office
* Excellent verbal and written communication/presentation skills
* Ambition to grow and a can-do attitude.
Competitive salary and benefits package including 25 days holiday plus an additional Birthday holiday, contributory pension scheme and staff discounts.
**Findel Education** is the UK's leading educational resource supplier. Through our established and well-loved brands we have been providing resources to nurseries, schools and a large number of other educational establishments since 1817.
We're the **one-stop-shop** for educational supplies, we provide all the products schools and nurseries need delivered when they want them, at highly competitive prices. We offer our customers **unrivalled choice, great value and quality** and a **best in class service,** underpinned by **expertise and innovation.**
Our extensive choice of over 30,000 resources caters for early years through to higher education and beyond. Our unique offering means that our customers can find everything they need from one complete supplier, be that for the school, for the classroom or the specialist.
Based at our Head Office in **Hyde, Greater Manchester,** our **Customer Experience, Marketing, Digital, Creative, Buying and Supply Chain** teams work to deliver a wide range of innovative products and award-winning customer service, fully supported by our **Tech, Finance, HR and BI** teams. Our **Operations** team, based at our **Logistics Centre Nottingham,** services our global customer base. We also have a **Sales** team based across the **UK** and **internationally.**
Here at Findel we are committed to building a workforce which reflects the **diversity** of the communities that we serve and create an **inclusive** workplace where all our colleagues feel **valued.** We welcome applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds.
Take a look at our current vacancies and come and join our **#FindelFamily**
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