As Junior Purchasing Assistant, you are part of the Purchasing Team. Your position will involve dealing with all aspects of the role from requesting samples, raising codes and raising PO’s and corresponding with suppliers.

Your typical duties are likely to include: -

• Raising Codes

• Raising artwork briefs

• Raising PO’s

• Replicating codes

• Carton markings

• General office duties

• Keeping the place tidy

• Spec sheets /p>

• Help set up the product code from the beginning

• Assist in sending parcels to customers/suppliers

Skills and Interests

• Strong team working skills

• Excellent communication skills

• A confident and determined approach

• A high degree of self-motivation and drive

• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team

• The capacity to flourish in a competitive environment

• Good PowerPoint and Excel skills

• Good Timekeeping

RMS International is an expanding importer of innovative children's toys, crafts and stationery, both licenced and own brand that are sold throughout the world in key markets. Family owned and established for over 30 years with its head office in Swinton, Manchester. RMS has global reach with offices and showrooms around the world.

We are looking for hard working, reliable and enthusiastic Creative Designers to join the team.

The role will involve -

• Producing artwork for a wide range of children’s products in line with style guides

• Working intuitively from creative direction and delivering under pressure

• A good understanding of brand and corporate guidelines

• Packaging design- creating visuals which stand off the shelf, engage customers and ultimately drive sales

• Working as a team including supporting and collaborating with colleagues

• Working independently

• Liaising with all internal departments

• Working to a critical path

The right person will be –

• A team player

• Passionate about packaging and tactile visual design

• Superb attention to detail

• Able to work to tight deadlines and have good time management skills

• Work with brand and corporate guidelines

• Fluent in Mac based creative suite (software platform)

• Proficient user of illustrator / photoshop / in-design

• Knowledge of creating cutting guides for packaging CDU’s FSDU’s and promotional displays

• Product Packaging Design experience

If you would like to apply for the role, please send your CV along with your portfolio.

The role will be based at our Head Office in Swinton.

The role is to support the buying team with supplier communications and administrative duties.

Operational – Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining a thorough and up to date knowledge of the relevant market including key competitors and current market trends.

• Provide administrative support to the department.

• Opening new supplier accounts

• Create new product codes

• Manage the critical path

• Creating precise product specifications

• Arrange customer samples / mock ups with the studio.

• Putting together PowerPoint and Excel documents as needed for presentations/quotations and product specifications required by the customer.

• Product development - Working with the buyers to identify new trends and products to compliment the RMS portfolio.

• Brief in new artwork and arrange samples.

• Develop the item from concept to production.

• Liaise with QC to ensure products are processed and fit for use.

• Liaise with QC to ensure factories have been audited / inspected

• Place approved purchase order and liaise with suppliers and shipping, alerting all relevant parties in good time if a problem / delay occurs.

• Achieve deadlines

People

• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all departments internal and external colleagues in order to maintain effective communication amongst cross functional departments.

• Work as part of a team providing support and training to team members where necessary

• Contribute to development sessions

Other

• Have a clear understanding of the company’s policies and how purchasing contributes to these

• Be proactive in problem solving

• Proficient use of Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Dynamics NAV

• Maintain standards of health and safety and general housekeeping

• Maintain and continuously improve own knowledge of systems and company procedures

• Work positively with others to seek out best solutions

• Any other reasonable task

• Ad hoc projects

RMS International is an ever-expanding importer of innovative Children's toys, crafts and stationery, both licenced and own brand, that are sold throughout the world in key markets such as: UK, USA, Australia and Europe.
RMS is a Family owned business and established for over 35 years with its head office in Swinton, Manchester.
RMS has global reach with offices and showrooms around the world in the UK, USA, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong & Shanghai.

The Role

We are looking for an Experienced “International Key Account Buying Manager” preferably with logistics & importing experience or background to take ownership of all aspects of product sampling, production and shipping of products from our suppliers worldwide, operating in a supporting role for our UK / USA Key Account buying teams & retail customers.
The role is highly administrative so a strong working knowledge of spreadsheets & working with critical paths is recommended.
The role will involve product research, training on costing ability in terms of product costs and freight & exchange rate calculation.
The primary role is a clear focus on ensuring that customers’ orders are correctly placed, produced and delivered against tight time scales and shipments are compliant with individual customer protocols on quality, testing and packaging requirements.
To develop strong partnerships with our suppliers around the world. This is a crucial part of the role, achieved through good communication & negotiation on a daily basis, via various methods, email, phone and on-line.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Managing the product, after the initial customer presentation and selection, from order processing through to sampling, mass production, testing & ultimately the shipment of goods in line with customer requirements.

• Managing numerous products, within ranges across several key categories, in RMS Brand or customer’s own brand artworks. These will be mixed concepts taken from current stock product in a lot of instances, but the role will also involve researching & developing new concepts.

• Assisting Buying Departments in sourcing products from the FE with a goal of maintaining/increasing product quality and margin

• Assisting Buying Departments Negotiate with suppliers, agreeing price and payment terms.

• Liaise with the design team to help create or achieve specific product and packaging concepts.

• Work with QC to ensure products are reviewed & tested properly and are fit for use, and to ensure all products meet the required standards for their specific market.

Overall responsibility ranges from assisting in sourcing factories, products & purchase decisions, to developing product and packaging design, straight through to product sampling, testing & production and finally making sure we achieve Cargo Ready dates in line with customer requirements.

What are we looking for?

• First and foremost, you must be motivated & passionate with a strong desire to excel and achieve the desired goals of the business.

• Be proactive at problem solving, through experience, knowledge and teamwork, to seek out solutions to issues when required & to strive to have processes in place to avoid problems from occurring.

• Be capable of working in a fast-paced environment with ever competing priorities.

• A numerate, articulate & creative individual who can thrive under pressure, with strong communication, administrative & teamwork skills.

• Must have been involved in importing/buying from the Far East previously. It’s considered favourable if you have experience in FOB sourcing & sales (but not essential)

• Have dealt with supplying or dealing with UK / USA retailers in previous roles.

• Attention to detail is essential and strong organisational skills are required.

• Mandarin / Cantonese fluency is favourable (but not essential)

• A competitive salary and bonus scheme will be offered in line with individual experience / relevant employment history.