H G Gladwell & Sons Ltd was established in 1912 and now manufactures and distributes a range of pet food and pet related goods. These products are in bags or boxes, which weigh up to approximately 25 kg.
We are looking for an energetic new team member who can join our commercial team for a minimum of 30 hours over 5 days Monday yo Friday at our Head Office in Ipswich.
If you have experience working in a busy office and would like to join the team please upload you CV.
Based at: Copdock Mill, Copdock, Ipswich, IP8 3LA
Position reports into: Commercial Manager
Contract: 30 hours minimum per week
Job Purpose: To assist in the ranging and ordering of stock from internal and external suppliers in order to fullfil the sales in stores, wholesale and on-line.
Job Description: To be responsible for execution of administrative and clerical duties associated with the buying function. This should be done in a professional, accurate and timely manner.
Your key duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:
- Placing orders for stock to meet future sales working closely with the Assistant Commercial Buyer and Commercial Manager
- Placing of all orders into the System and communicating with all relevant stakeholders
- Confirming suppliers have received purchase orders
- Monitoring and managing supplier deliveries, including chasing up outstanding/late purchase orders
- Update goods inwards into the System
- Any other stock related ordering/delivery tasks
- Resolving supplier delivery problems, including short deliveries and answering supplier/customer/branch/warehouse queries
- Assistance in the monthly promotional programme by ensuring instocks of advertised lines
- Allocations of store stocks on Sage
- Setting up new suppliers and item codes into the System, including online store
- Maintaining master data standards, including listing of new products in line with set standards and price changes
- Performing all administrative tasks within the Commercial department.
- Establish and develop relationships with suppliers
Essential Skills required:
- Strong attention to detail skill
- Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
- An inquisitive mind, wanting to understand trends as well as identify them
- Excellent problem solving skills and uses initiative
- Computer literate able to use email, Word, and Intermediate Excel skills.
- Some experience in Retail/Purchasing systems would be an advantage, ie, SAGE
- Is comfortable working to deadlines and in a fast paced environment
- Familiar and comfortable with numbers and naturally curious to analyse them
- Must be flexible to work overtime if required
Beneficial but not essential:-
- Previous experience of buying/commercial team with Retail / Wholesale environment
Pay: £10.93-£12.81 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
