Buyer Associate at CDW

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure the service level to our customers is maximized through a combination of efficient purchasing, at the best possible price

• Develop supplier relationships for a given product set: ensure suppliers always provide information related to deals and promotions and use this information to negotiate better deals. This relationship can be supported by regular meetings where necessary
• To negotiate at any opportunity, to maximise margins, ensuring best price
• Liaise with sales teams to communicate any issues arising with their orders
• Clear and concise interaction with all company departments; notably the sales department
• Ensure purchase orders are loaded correctly to enable quick payment of invoices
• Ensure all changes to purchase orders are recorded on the system
• Liaise with warehouse to ensure any issues can be resolved in a timely fashion
• Provide cover for other members of the department as necessary and perform other tasks if requested from time to time by the Category Manager
• Support less experienced members of the team in the education of best practice

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working in a procurement role, ideally within IT (Understanding of core Kelway vendors, beneficial)
• Experienced in dealing with suppliers and contractors, and negotiations to ensure best cost and quality
• Excellent numeracy skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure
• Highly motivated with ability to work under own initiative, making decisions to benefit the business
• Demonstrated attention to detail, time management and organizational skills
• Microsoft Office skills, preferably including: Excel and Word but not essential