Buyer
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Position Overview & Specifications
JP Direct Ltd is an online based ecommerce business, primarily selling on the Amazon UK marketplace. Although within our first year of trading, we have exceeded all our targets, and therefore require a part-time buyer to join our team, here in Bletchley Milton Keynes.
Duties:
- Analyzing data to extract profitable deals
- Working directly with the virtual product sourer
- Work through excel purchasing sheets
- Purchase appropriate deals for the business
- Add inventory to stock list
Skills and qualifications:
- Excellent communication skills
- Financial and accounting knowledge for calculating margins, gross profits and discounts
- Understanding of supply chain management and logistics
- Excellent computer skills and knowledge of spreadsheets, stock management software and systems
- Excellent attention to detail
- High standards to quality control
- Confident and decision making
- Brilliant numeracy skills
Ideal Experience:
- Purchasing
- Excel Spreadsheet awareness
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 25 per week
Salary: £13.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Milton Keynes, MK2 2TP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Buyer
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Buyer roles across JP DIRECT LTD's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £13 - £13 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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