Kite Packaging have a brilliant opportunity for a Graduate Buyer to join their South Coast team. Kite Packaging was founded in 2001 with a unique vision and a philosophy of employee-ownership. We were a true greenfield start up and have grown quickly to be the 2nd largest packaging distributor in the UK. In the past year Kite has been awarded ‘Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in the Midlands’ and ‘The Sunday Times Track 100 Fastest Profit Growth in the UK’.

Based at our state-of-the-art offices in Coventry, Kite is looking for an enthusiastic, recent graduate with an all-round skillset who would like to develop their customer-facing and business management expertise.

The role involves working with companies across the UK, advising them on how to comply with the Extended Producer Responsibility and helping them analyse, understand and report their packaging data.

You will enjoy a wide variety of responsibilities within the team, managing a portfolio of customers including some site visits, data analysis, providing advice, problem solving, information management, marketing our services.

The key attributes we are looking for include;

Soft Skills:

• 1-2 years' experience working in a customer facing role (B2B desired but not essential)
• The ability to develop relationships and create a rapport with customers
• A confident communicator who is able to interact at all levels
• Strong numerically with strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Organised and self-motivated

Education Qualifications:

• Graduated with a minimum of 2:1 in Bachelor's degree
• Achieved a minimum of B,B,C grades in x3 A-Levels or equivalent
• Minimum grade A or 7+ in GCSE Maths

You must also be approved to work in the UK and have a full UK driving licence.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build a career in Kite and join a fast-growing, employee-owned company where you can become a shareholder in the business. Kite is a £168 million company with an entrepreneurial spirit and a philosophy of working hard and achieving results. A range of benefits are on offer to the successful candidate including pension, a health cash plan, and a share incentive plan.

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