Overview

Position Title: Corporate Purchasing Specialist

Company: Cazoo

Location: Gloucester, UK

Job Description:

We’re looking for an exceptional Corporate Purchasing Specialist to join our fast-growing team at Cazoo, helping to transform the way people buy used cars and making buying a car no different to buying any other product online today.
We’re looking for a dynamic data-centric buyer to join the Cazoo purchasing team.
Data is at the core of our business and we want to take a data-driven approach to how we buy our cars with a constant focus on improvement and efficiency.

Responsibilities: 

  • The role involves purchasing vehicles for Cazoo working across various online auction platforms.
  • Collaborating with other buying team members to maximise our use of data alongside what is physically happening in an auction sale.
  • Working closely with the purchasing manager and data analysts to ensure we are optimising volume, quality, margin and stock turn.
  • Ensuring vehicles purchased meet our strict specifications and making sure our returns % is low and that the refurb costs are aligned to budget
  • Identifying new opportunities for improvement within our purchasing model and approach
  • As a key member of the buying team, you will demonstrate a professional, respectful, inclusive and collaborative approach.

Reqirements:

  • A willingness to learn and work with data
  • Team player with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Competent in using Excel, Looker, PowerPoint or similar services
  • Comfortable working at pace and to multiple deadlines
  • Excellent organisational skills and ability to deal with ambiguity and manage your time
  • A starter-finisher with a willingness to show initiative
  • A thorough and methodical approach with great attention to detail
  • An ability to recognise opportunities and present solutions
  • Automotive experience would be beneficial though not essential

We Value People Who Are

  • Customer obsessed – We put the customer first in everything we do. Every interaction matters. We want to be famous for delivering the best experience and wowing our customers.
  • Data-driven – Data is part of our DNA and drives all decision making. We are informed and results driven. We seek insights and understanding that will help us improve and grow.
  • Fast drivers – We have an entrepreneurial passion for working at speed. We like to accelerate and don’t hang around. We make decisions and drive fast towards our goals.
  • Team players – We are better as a team than as individuals. Everyone counts. We’re inclusive, supportive and respectful and are here to have fun and win together on this journey.

About Cazoo

Cazoo was founded in 2018 by serial entrepreneur Alex Chesterman OBE, is backed by some of the leading technology investors globally and is publicly traded (NYSE: CZOO).