Project Buyer

Project Buyer - Salary Circa £25-£30,000 per annum pro-rata 

Are you looking for your new challenge in buying?

KDC/One -Swallowfield

It's an exciting time to join the team here at KDC/One Swallowfield, Wellington.  From our beginnings as a Somerset based chemist in the 1800’s; to filling the first commercial aerosol in the UK, and far beyond.  We are passionate about innovation, development, and excellence, it’s at the heart of what we do.  As part of the KDC/One Group, we are the world’s largest value-added partner in the beauty and personal care space.  Producing beautiful products for the world’s largest brands.  A global organisation that offers innovative, quality personal care products for our customers.  We’re proud to be part of one of the fastest growing global networks in the cosmetics and personal care industry.  Our very own Wellington Site in Somerset is both the European Headquarters and the centre of excellence in aerosol manufacturing and premium liquid filling. 

The Team

The Supply Chain team are at the forefront of the end-to-end operational delivery of the business. From purchasing raw materials, componentry, and product to shipping of finished goods across the globe, and everything in between from planning, stock control and supporting logistics. The Supply Chain team support the company’s goal to be the premier solutions provider for personal care consumer goods. The Buying team harness the purchasing power of the Kdc/one Network to access deliver the best service to our network of customers.

The Role

The Project Buyer supports the sites through purchasing and sourcing activity; getting hands on with customer briefs and identifying best suppliers.  The Project Buyer will be hands-on and working closely with multiple internal and external stakeholders; obtaining best prices with providers for direct materials, packaging, and componentry for customer projects whether it’s a new product, range extension or a resourcing project.

Culture

The supply chain team work collaboratively within the Operational functions, supporting the Production, manufacturing and sales teams to ensure cost effectiveness; the Supply Chain team are at the heart of the business functions and are dedicated to reaching our goals.

What does a typical day look like?

• You will use your interpersonal skills to work cross functionally to understand and identify customer requirements.
• You will use your organisational skills to manage new supplier set-ups and maintain the preferred supplier data and SAP database.
• You will use your attention to detail and prioritisation skills to act on, resolve and escalate any problems or supply delays.
• You will use your interpersonal skills to develop and maintain positive and openly communicative supplier, customer, and colleague relationships, acting as ambassador for the kdc/one Swallowfield brand.

We’d love to talk to you if you have….

• Excellent analytical skills
• Organised and methodical in your approach
• Excellent communication skills with good stakeholder management
• Experience of working in a purchasing and supply chain management
• Experience of MRP systems (SAP experience would be a distinct advantage)

The good stuff

Here at KDC/One Swallowfield we want you to feel rewarded for a job well done. As well as a competitive salary we offer:

• Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Employee Personal cover private health insurance
• Site-wide bank holidays off
• On site staff shop offering massively discounted products
• Free car parking on site
• On-site in-house staff canteen and welfare facilities.
• Generous colleague pension scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Company sick pay.  
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Technology purchasing scheme.
• Discounted cinema tickets.
• Discounted high street and online retailer benefits portal.
• Discounted gym membership
• And there's more! 

Interested? 

If you’d like to talk to us, click “apply” – we’re looking forward to hearing from you.