Market-leading business require a Buyer. Applicants need previous experience in purchasing or procurement as a Buyer or Junior Buyer, have a growth mindset and the interest or ability to develop a career within a strategic procurement role.
The Buyer will join an innovative and dynamic procurement team who are increasingly looking to adopt a more professional, strategic and category-focused approach to procurement. The role will be less around expediting and OTIF/OTD, but on strategic-level relationships with supply chain to drive long term value for both the business and supply chain partners.
Now is an excellent time to join this business, who have a healthy customer orderbook and will shortly embark on the implementation of a new MRP/ERP system.
Specific duties of the Buyer include:
Supplier relationship management - foster close, collaborative and harmonious relationships with the supply chain
Supply market intelligence activities and investigation of new products
Ownership over a range of SKUs / Categories (direct materials/services for manufacturing)
Monitoring of stock levels
Tendering and cost saving exercises
Management of supplier contracts and ensure adherence to SLAs
Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:
Experience in a procurement or purchasing role; Buyer, Junior Buyer, Procurement Assistant, Procurement Administrator etc.
The ability to develop an interest in manufacturing
Previous experience within a purchasing, stock management or forecasting system
A positive, pro-active and curious individual
Excellent relationship building skills; suppliers, colleagues and customers