Buyer - Experience Not Required
Linney is a world-class, multichannel marketing services business. We’re looking for a Buyer to join our procurement team and help us support teams across Linney and our clients. This role could suit someone already working in buying or procurement but it could also suit someone earlier in their career who has an interest in supply chain, operations, problem-solving and delivering outstanding customer service.
We are looking for someone with curiosity, good judgement, attention to detail and the drive to learn how great procurement supports great work. They will work with colleagues across the business to source products and services, support supplier conversations, solve practical problems and help deliver the right outcome for our clients.
Experience in print, point of sale, branded merchandise or marketing services would be useful, as would the ability to think clearly, communicate well, stay organised and take ownership.
The role involves supporting procurement activity across a wide range of products, services and suppliers, helping source options, compare suppliers and gather pricing while building strong relationships with internal teams and external suppliers.
The successful candidate will help deliver value, service and quality by researching markets, products and supply options, bringing practical ideas forward and maintaining accurate procurement records. They will also support the team with benchmarking, reporting and problem-solving.
This role offers the chance be part of a supportive procurement team working across varied, interesting and high-profile client activity, with the opportunity to develop commercial skills and build a career in procurement.
Essential skills:
- Good attention to detail
- Confidence to work with people across different teams
- A calm, practical approach
- A service mindset with the desire to get the right result
- Commercial awareness, or the appetite to develop it
Experience in any of the following areas would be useful:
- Buying or procurement
- Supplier management
- Customer service
- Operations or production support
- Estimating, planning or project coordination
- Print, POS, branded merchandise or marketing services
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Application question(s):
- What are your current salary expectations?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Location:
- Mansfield NG18 (preferred)
Work Location: In person
