Role: Senior Buyer Reporting to: Head of Procurement Department: Commercial Location: Leatherhead, Surrey / Remote Working Job Type: Permanent and Full-Time Salary: Negotiable on skills and experience COMPANY OVERVIEW: Cisilion is an award-winning global systems integrator and managed service provider, working with clients in over 70 countries across five continents. We partner with leading technology vendors including Cisco, Microsoft, and Dell Technologies. Our mission is simple – to inspire intelligent change by delivering next-generation IT infrastructure that transforms the way that businesses work. Cisilion’s success is based on really understanding our client’s needs and doing everything we can to make sure we provide a service of the highest quality. Our people are what enables us to do this. They are the core of our business and are what make Cisilion such a great and fast-growing company. CANDIDATE PROFILE: Solid background working in a procurement environment essential Experience of working in fast paced (sales driven) environment focused on tight timeframes Extremely good attention to detail with excellent accuracy skills & a passion for excellence Relevant industry experience, knowledge of IT products &/or services Strong interpersonal skills, always ensuring effective communication Being focused on deliverables in a busy, fast paced, changing environment - Understand the sense of urgency where required with the ability to prioritise Self-motivated, team player with a can-do proactive positive approach and a quick learner Well organised with the ability to adapt to changing business priorities to support our business requirements globally Patient and calm even when faced with changing plans, deadlines, and conflicting goals Good under pressure with the ability to meet deadlines in an organised manner with a structured approach Ability to work on your own taking personal responsibility managing your own time with the determination to see all complex tasks to completion Very good communicator at all levels in the business, at ease dealing with senior management Experience of Cisco’s CCW platform would be an advantage Experience of Microsoft subscriptions would be an advantage Strong use of integrated business systems required, Knowledge of NetSuite an advantage Advanced user of Microsoft Excel KEY TASKS: Placing Purchase Orders on suppliers within the businesses agreed SLAs Use Cisco’s CCW platform to place purchase orders onto Cisco Proactively managing all Purchase Orders using the tools available: 3rd party vendor portals, etc. Chasing suppliers for lead-times & delivery updates Working closely with the project management team to ensure orders are invoiced in a timely manner Management of customer back orders to invoice as much as possible Ensuring system data is up to date and accurate at all times Ensuring delivery to customers is performed in the most efficient manner Complete end to end management of direct shipments Manage international sales orders maintaining effective communication to relevant stakeholders Manage non-deliveries or missing deliveries in part or full Working with the finance team to ensure all customer and supplier invoice queries are addressed Authorising & managing the RMA process for the return of goods from customers to suppliers Manage supplier rebates Producing daily/weekly/monthly financial reports for key stakeholders COMPANY BENEFITS: Our benefits package is exciting and growing – we are always look for inventive new ways to cater for each individual of TeamCisilion: Paid annual holidays of 25 days per annum (increasing with service) Additional one-off 5 day holiday gift on five full years of service 1 day of holiday on your birthday 2 days additional leave for voluntary work Option to purchase 2 days leave from the Company Hybrid working environment and Surface Pro or Laptop for work Life Assurance at three times your annual salary with AIG Auto enrolment pension scheme with salary sacrifice with Standard Life – current rate of employer contribution of 3% with an employee contribution of 5% Private Medical Insurance with Vitality Health offering additional perks such as free coffee, discounted Jennis membership, free Amazon Prime membership, free cinema tickets and discounted membership at Nuffield Health and Virgin Active Healthcare cash plan with Medicash giving you access to reimbursements for dental appointments, optical appointments, contact lenses, massage therapies, chiropody, sports massage, physiotherapy, chiropractor sessions and more Option to add family members to the Private Medical Insurance and Cash Plan Scheme. This is covered by the Company on 5 years service Annual health and wellbeing checks