Purchasing Controller

We at Work Lyf Group currently have an exciting opportunity for an Arcade Data Controller to join our clients busy and expanding Purchasing team, based at their Head Office, on the outskirts of Rhyl. Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, you will be joining a dynamic and hardworking team and will play an integral part of the team by taking responsibility for product selection (hard lines), range management, catalogue ordering and merchandising prizes in order to make the products visible, accessible and appealing to customers as possible.

Benefits:

• A competitive salary
• Free car parking
• Eyecare vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Fantastic Benefits Package including access to your own Private GP, Gym discounts, big savings on high street retailers and much more!

Your responsibilities as a Purchasing Controller will include, but are not limited to:

• Identifying and selecting product and managing the arcade ordering catalogue
• Building and managing relationships with key contacts/suppliers
• Identifying and categorising existing inventory held within the arcades
• Ongoing range management including maintaining and refreshing of arcade product and planning exit routes for excess or redundant stock
• Recommending opportunities for arcade promotions on specific product lines
• Forecasting, planning and budgeting
• Purchase Order management
• Securing and actioning GRN's
• Identifying best selling lines, communicating to arcades and recommending usage within cranes and other amusement machines
• Analysing machine performance data and trends and making recommendations regarding product performance by machine type
• Merchandising - recommending the display layout for glass cabinets and redemption centres
• Being the point of contact and provide support for Arcade Managers on all Purchasing and Logistic related matters
• Producing and circulating arcade related management information reports

Person Specification:

• Degree in Business is desirable
• Experience of working in the retail industry
• Knowledge of category management and range planning, should possess strong calculative and analytical skill sets with strong IT skills
• Ability and effectiveness to manage time to meet required deadlines
• Experience of working in the leisure industry is desirable and for a multinational company
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels
• Self-directed with a high degree of self motivation
• High attention to detail

Hours:

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm