Ecommerce Buyer

Ecommerce Buyer Hybrid working available after training, full time perm role offering stability and further career progression. Paying up to 41K basic. The Ecommerce Buyer job will involve: Manage stock availability and ensure purchasing activity supports departmental KPIs. Forecast future inventory levels and identify potential stock shortages. Monitor inventory health, including excess and ageing stock. Analyse purchasing, supplier and stock data to support effective decision-making. Manage purchasing activity, including ordering, tendering and supplier negotiations. Identify opportunities to improve value for money and reduce purchasing costs. Manage supplier relationships and work with vendors and distributors to improve service levels and commercial outcomes. Monitor supplier performance, lead times and issue resolution. Support the sourcing of new suppliers and identify new commercial opportunities. Work with suppliers and internal teams to support first-to-market new product introductions. Develop and grow our own-brand product offering. Monitor product quality and work with suppliers to resolve faults and issues. Work closely with the Commercial team to optimise pricing, availability and new product opportunities. Maintain purchasing schedules, orderbooks, pricelists, tender outcomes and product information. Support purchasing cash flow, monitor supplier debts, rebates and cash recovery. Keep up to date with market developments, supplier activity, freight costs, currency movements and product trends. The Ecommerce Buyer will need to be/have: A minimum of 3 years + proven experience purchasing goods at scale, domestically and internationally. Strong commercial awareness and market understanding. Excellent analytical and numerical skills, experience analysing data and using it to make purchasing decisions. Strong negotiation and relationship-management skills. Excellent communication skills. Confidence using IT systems and purchasing/business systems. A proactive approach, with the initiative to identify problems and commercial opportunities. Adaptability and the ability to respond effectively to changing business requirements. The Ecommerce Buyer role is permanent and will pay up to 41K a year. Working for a stable and growing company that offers stability and further career progression. TPBN1_UKTJ