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Buyer up to £50,000Manchester12 months FTC - Maternity Cover An experienced Buyer is urgently required to join a well established fragrance wholesaler in Manchester.The ideal Buyer will have experience buying from trade, working with brands, managing purchase forecasting and managing replenishment's for sales forecasts. Some of the other roles and responsibilities will be: Produce regular Buying Plans and provide summary analysis for purchase decisions to senior management.Manage full stock purchase programs with suppliers and ensure all customer stock requirements are fulfilled.On a weekly basis analyze sales and stock requirements and monitor stock forecasts with suppliersRegularly meet with sales team to capture ongoing purchasing requirements.Place purchases orders with suppliers and ensure all item are suppliedMonitor and produce monthly forecasts by product line after understanding sell thru' and stock holding.Ensure product margins and gross profits are met and report on progress on a monthly and quarterly basis.Ensure all sales plans are reviewed regularly and report purchase issues that impact sales revenues and margins.Take charge of the full buying process to ensure purchase transactions made by the buying team comply to company policy.Work closely with brand owners to explore new opportunities and establish timely purchase forecasts to meet revenue targets.Work with 'Category Managers' to review customer sales, stock, etc. through their "trackers" to ensure in stock level meets their KPI requirements.Monitor inventory KPIs regularly to ensure stock turn meets company targets through introduction of stock segmentation and categorization.Being located just on the outskirts of Manchester city centre, the offices are accessible from a range of public transport links and there is free onsite parking. You will be joining a well established family run business so although this role is a 12 month FTC initially those 12 months will be jam packed full of learning and new opportunities. Interviews will be happening soon so apply today to avoid missing out. Randstad Business Support acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Business Support is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

MerchandiserManchesterUp to £35,000A well established fragrance wholesaler is growing and looking for a Merchandiser to join their team. Located just on the outskirts of Manchester city centre and with access to free parking or other commuter links gives this role so lovely extra bonuses. As a merchandiser you will be required to: List new products with customers and maintaining stock file accuracyUpdate customer Stock and Sales models using customer databases and internal dataPurchase Order Management, identifying customer requirements and planning intake to fulfil themProduce weekly management reports using Customer databases and internal dataEngage with Customers Store and On Line retail modelsAssist with the analysis of customer sales data in order to formulate future proposals.This is a very fast paced position so you will be required to work well under pressure, work quickly in a concise manner and be highly organised. The ideal Merchandiser will have: Excellent Microsoft Excel skills including formulas, conditional formulas, V Lookups and pivot tablesStrong numerical and analytical skillsExcellent attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to scrutinise data and identify errors / anomaliesOrganisation, motivation and time management skillsTeam playerExcellent written and oral communication skills both for internal and external customers4 years relevant work experience preferred not essentialRelevant degreeAs this role is due to growth the interviews will be asap and will be to start shortly after. Apply today to find out more or give Jen a call. Randstad Business Support acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Business Support is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.