Junior Buyer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Buyer role in a Food and Beverage company based in Nottingham. It is a prominent importer and distributor of traditional East Asian cuisine in the UK, supplying Chinese restaurants, takeaways, stores, and wholesalers across the country. The company is presently looking for a junior buyer who is eager, self-motivated, and self-driven to join the team.
 

Job Requirements:

• Previous purchasing experience is beneficial.

• It is advantageous to have knowledge about Oriental ethnic foods.

• Able to work independently and versatile.

• Able to work both as a member of a team and independently.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Have prior expertise with stock control and ordering.

• Exceptional attention to detail.

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication abilities, as well as the ability to interact with people at all levels.

• Excellent time management, prioritization, negotiating, and organizational abilities.

• The ability to function well under duress.

• Proven numeracy abilities, such as budgeting, forecasting, and analyzing.

• Excellent Microsoft Excel competency.

• Mandarin and Cantonese fluency.

Job Responsibilities:

• Price negotiations with vendors for product lines.

• Maintain efficient supplier connections by dealing with and contacting suppliers regularly.

• Terms, product availability, and stockholdings within your categories are all subject to negotiation.

• Examine sales to assess client demands and respond to changes.

• Review inventory levels daily basis for stock buying purposes.

• Examining and completing documentation for international orders.

• Develop and maintain important relationships with your supplier base to ensure optimum flexibility and dependability.

• Be proactive towards product quality, such as discovering and fixing issues as they arise.

• Collaborate with the warehousing management and Goods in to ensure that prompt information on inbound stock is provided and that any product quality concerns are reported to the vendor.

• Perform any other responsibilities that are appropriate and required.

Referrals

If you know anyone who may be suitable for the above role, feel free to get in contact with the Mandarin Recruitment team. We will ensure a healthy referral bonus.

About Us

Mandarin Recruitment is a service that helps UK and China businesses & organisations find and source high-quality Mandarin-speaking professionals. We have unparalleled and exclusive channels to the Chinese speaking market, allowing us to be the leading organisation for specialist Mandarin recruitment.