Commercial & Purchasing Officer

Supply Chain / Procurement

About the Employer

Job Description

WE ARE HIRING!

COMMERCIAL AND PURCHASING OFFICER

We are a UK based retail business operating supermarkets and other retail shops across the United Kingdom and currently in the process of forming a local company to support our business in the UK.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Managing procurement activities including sourcing, ordering, purchasing, supplier selection, and contract negotiations.
  • Negotiating pricing, discount, offers, payment terms, and service agreements with suppliers to achieve best value for the company.
  • Ensuring optimum stock levels are maintained while minimising overstocking, wastage, and stock shortages by placing the timely and accurate orders.
  • Oversee inventory planning and managing supplier delivery schedules, and service quality standards.

REQUIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

  • Good knowledge in the commercial and procurement process in the retail business industry especially in the supermarkets.
  • Good knowledge and skills in MS Excel
  • Working experience in cloud-based applications such as SharePoint.
  • Fluent in English and Tamil

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor degree in business management or procurement and supply in any reputed university.
  • Part qualification in CIM is preferred
  • Minimum 7 to 10 years of working experience in the retail industry as Commercial and Procurement or Purchasing Executive, preferably in the supermarket sector.

ATTRACTIVE SALARIES ARE ON OFFER

OFFICE-BASED IN COLOMBO (UK WORKING TIME)

JOIN A DYNAMIC TEAM & GROW WITH OUR BUSINESS!

We look forward to hearing from you!

Send your CV to [email protected]