Trainee Product Purchaser

Product Sourcing and Supplier Management:

• Support the purchasing team on the identification and sourcing of potential suppliers, through market research, and via our supplier inbox
• Support the sourcing supply base in collaboration with key stakeholders, aligned with the company's goals and objectives
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, including quality, pricing, reliability and payment / delivery terms
• Support Negotiations with suppliers to secure the most favorable terms for Matalan
• Build and maintain strong and trusting relationships with suppliers, support to highlight and resolve any issues
Purchase Planning:
• Support the Merch Planning and the purchasing team on capacity planning, allowing Matalan to maximise manufacturing efficiencies.
Supplier Performance Management:
• Support the purchasing teams in resolving any issues with suppliers regarding quality, delivery, or other aspects of the purchasing process
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness
• Work with the product development team to ensure product specification packs are accurate and suppliers meet the requirements accordingly
Cost Analysis and Negotiation:
• Understand market trends, pricing data, and economic factors to support negotiations
• Build and utilise costing knowledge to negotiate costs with suppliers, to achieve savings and maximise profitability
• Support in Identifying consolidation opportunities to improve efficiency both internally and externally within the supply base
• Support the tender process on key volume lines.
Production Management:
• Support the purchasing team on the approval process within the critical path on the day to day detail, ensuring all trigger dates are met - escalating accordingly where necessary to ensure the timely delivery of finished products
• Support on product approvals in collaboration with the key stakeholders ie technologist / Fabric
Documentation and Reporting:
• Support in maintaining accurate and updated records on purchasing activities, cost savings, supplier information and performance
• Provide regular updates and analysis regarding costs / purchasing / supplier opportunities through benchmarking, PLEASE NOTE: When attaching your CV or work examples it is very important that you name your files to include your name and not just "cv.doc" or "curriculum vitae.docx" or "my_illustration.jpg". Instead use a format like this "joe_bloggs_cv.docx"
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