Commercial Buyer Apprentice

EUROPEAN METAL RECYCLING LIMITED

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About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who enjoys working with people and developing their skills on real projects. This role will be involved in diverse business issues as it supports our commercial teams to identify risks, develop commercial proposals and business solutions, manage new business contracts and analyse business cases.

  • Purchase material, in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
  • Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
  • Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communication.
  • Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
  • Assess and evaluate suppliers' performance to ensure contract compliance.
  • Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues.
  • Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.
  • Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers.
  • Prepare reports and updates as and when required.
  • Visit customers and Buyer's customers regularly.
  • Provide support to other Commercial Buyers maintaining and gaining new business.
  • Develop and manage accounts, reporting and mentoring to drive daily/weekly targets.
This opportunity will involve areas based travelling and potentially overnight stays.
  • This is an opportunity for somebody to develop against the Level 4 Sales Executive Apprenticeship Standard, with a view to joining the team on a permanent basis.

About the Training

  • Level 4 Sales Executive Apprenticeship Standard 

About the Employer

European Metal Recycling is a global leader in sustainable materials with physical operations in the UK, USA, Germany and the Netherlands. Our core business is the recycling of metal and plastics from a range of public, commercial and industrial waste streams. Our recycling activities generate around 10 million tonnes of sustainable materials every year, saving over 10 million tonnes of CO2. Our mission is to have great people serving our customers with dependable recycling solutions. EMR is still privately owned, with family values at its core. It’s a place where we care about our people, our customers, our workplace and our communities. We offer diverse and exciting career opportunities where individuals can make a difference and are recognised and rewarded for their hard work.

Skills Required

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Training Provider

APPRENTIFY LIMITED

Course/Training

Sales executive (level 4)

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