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Todays Top Graduate Job - Assistant Buyer

Assistant Buyer - ??20k - Essex

A well known market leading high street retailer.

Are you looking for a brilliant entry level position in Buying? The successful graduate will give support to this client's Buying team.

Responsibilities:

- Support the buying team and also support buying activities
- Negotiate with suppliers
- Analysing buying patterns and predicting future trends
- Reacting to changes in demand
- Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers for future products
- Writing reports and forecasting sales levels.

Requirements:

- 2:1 or above in Maths, Business, Economics or related
- Great negotiation skills
- Good communication skills, able to liaise with suppliers and buyers in person and on the phone
- Must have good attention to detail
- Ability to work with numbers to forecast and predict trends
- Previous experience within Buying would be advantageous
- Maths A-level or strong Maths GCSE would be advantageous
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