About

Our client is a global Retail Display specialist, who deliver projects for some of the world’s leading brands and retailers.

Now looking for a Senior Project Buyer (Brands) to join the team.

Job Role

• Be responsible for 2 direct reports, providing guidance, mentoring & support as required
• Manage the progress of projects within your team, taking full ownership for your own projects to ensure they are delivered effectively
• Provide regular updates to the team, including any actions required to mitigate potential issues
• Ensure best price and delivery by means of benchmarking, interrogation of cost and negotiation with suppliers, prior to submitting final costs
• Work proactively on methods to drive efficiency and reduce cost where possible
• Maintain budgetary control of all relevant projects, providing a major contribution to the company’s financial reporting system
• Ensure quality control / assurance is maintained at all stages of the supply chain
• Planning and overseeing on-site supervision of work in progress where necessary
• Interact directly with overseas liaison offices, suppliers, partners, and inter-company divisions by way of conventional communications media and when necessary, foreign travel
• Work with the Procurement Director, to help drive new supplier selection, development, and performance initiatives on a world-wide basis
• Advise designers and sales staff on the external processes and services, in terms of availability and prevailing commercial influencers

Skills and Experience

• 4+ years’ experience in (1 of these at senior level), of buying within a similar industry, with a bias towards out-sourcing rather than in-house manufacture
• Strong working knowledge of most production disciplines: metalwork, joinery, acrylic fabrication, vacuum forming, print, injection moulding and materials associated with manufacturing displays / fixtures
• A track record of project buying POP and ancillary services for Retail, particularly relating to assemblies comprising of multi-materials & technology
• Experience of installation within a retail environment would be an advantage
• An understanding of technology such as screens, lift & learn devices associated with displays, would be a distinct advantage
• An understanding of technical drawings and knowledge of the Export / Import process
• Direct experience of managing both domestic and over-seas suppliers, ideally in the Far East & Eastern Europe
• Good computer literacy
• Highly numerate, able to analyse and add value to data
• Strong attention to detail and excellent budget control
• Willingness to explore all angles to achieve solutions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High energy level and first-rate organisational skills
• Advantaged Qualifications: CIPs Level 5 or above, BA (Hons) or HND in Business and Finance or Fluency in a foreign language