Buyer Associateat CDW Careers (UK)

Job title: Buyer Associate

Department: Purchasing and Supply Chain

Responsible for: Procurement of Products and Services

CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organizations in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Our fingerprints can be found on technology in workplaces of more than 250,000 companies: from start-ups to international conglomerates. With the breadth of products and services we offer, there is no request too big or too small.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure the service level to our customers is maximized through a combination of efficient purchasing, at the best possible price

•                      Develop supplier relationships for a given product set: ensure suppliers always provide information related to deals and promotions and use this information to negotiate better deals. This relationship can be supported by regular meetings where necessary

•                      To negotiate at any opportunity, to maximise margins, ensuring best price

•                      Liaise with sales teams to communicate any issues arising with their orders

•                      Clear and concise interaction with all company departments; notably the sales department

•                      Ensure purchase orders are loaded correctly to enable quick payment of invoices

•                      Ensure all changes to purchase orders are recorded on the system

•                      Liaise with warehouse to ensure any issues can be resolved in a timely fashion

•                      Provide cover for other members of the department as necessary and perform other tasks if requested from time to time by the Category Manager

•                      Support less experienced members of the team 

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

•                      Experience of working in a procurement role, ideally within IT (Understanding of core CDW vendors, beneficial)

•                      Experienced in dealing with suppliers and contractors, and negotiations to ensure best cost and quality

•                      Excellent numeracy skills

•                      Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

•                      Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure

•                      Highly motivated with ability to work under own initiative, making decisions to benefit the business

•                      Demonstrated attention to detail, time management and organizational skills

•                      Microsoft Office skills, preferably including: Excel and Word but not essential

ABOUT CDW

CDW is arguably one of the smallest “big companies” you will ever work for. We believe that it’s the people that make ‘IT’ happen and that by having a culture of passionate people with clear and common goals, we can achieve amazing things.

Our relationships are fuelled by our deep expertise and grounded in the CDW Way. Our empowering leadership makes things happen and inspires their teams to do the same. From the teammates beside us to the leaders who guide us, we move forward together. At CDW, you’ll work with people who inspire you. People with positive, success-driven attitudes who you will learn from and forge strong relationships with. Bring your best true self—and your best ideas—to CDW. Because diverse perspectives bring forth better problem solving—and better solutions for our customers on a rapidly evolving technology landscape.