Up to £35,000 DOESurreyWe are in search of a Junior Buyer to join a successful business as part of their Buying team. This is a thriving and fast-growing business with a global customer and supplier base, and a great team and company culture.In this role you will work closely with their global supplier base, manage the critical path, place purchase orders, and ensure on time production and delivery of orders. The successful applicant will have experience within a buying, procurement or supply chain coordination role working with consumer products, and be proactive, organised and have a desire to develop a career within Buying. This is a great opportunity to join a growing company with lots of opportunity for career development.Key responsibilities for this Junior Buyer include: Work closely with global suppliers, building strong working relationshipsMaintain and update departmental critical paths, proactively communicating any changes to relevant teamsRaise and manage purchase orders with global suppliersManage purchase orders for multiple customers, ensuring accuracy and adherence to agreed timelinessLiaise with the sales, design and NPD teams on any retailer labelling and packaging requirementsManage production samplesCommunicate any issues or delays to production to the relevant teams, proposing solutions and mitigating issues wherever possiblePlan, coordinate and monitor deliveries from port to warehouse, ensuring timely arrivalsMaintain shipping and production trackers ..... full job details .....