Are you a strategic negotiator with a sharp commercial mindset and a passion for driving value through smart sourcing? Our client is looking for a Senior Buyer to take ownership of their supply base and play a key role in strengthening their competitiveness and performance. What you'll be doing: Developing sourcing strategies to ensure cost effective purchasing of raw materials, master batches, recycled materials and production consumables ensuring payment terms are most appropriate and advantageous to the business and in order to meet the needs of production. Managinga process of factored goods ensuring stock levels are in place and suppliers are managed based on total lead times in order to support the requirements of the sales and production function. Sourcingmaterials and components for NPI projects as and when required to support company's growth providing expertise procurement input for new project development. Sourcingnew products/suppliers as appropriate to support the commercial offering, ensuring the necessary criteria are met in respect of the production process and quality. Conducting a process of creating purchasing requirement based on the production plan for production materials and components through the use of requirement spreadsheets which are based on customer demand and the available stock. (All SAP warehouses) Thus giving a net demand for suppliers. Raisingpurchase orders for your responsible commodities and not limited to other commodities when covering absence of the buyer, ensuring these are signed off and issued to the relevant supplier. Ensuringwhen raising purchase orders the correct parameters of lead time, minimum order quantity and price are correct in SAP before raising any order. Liaisingwith suppliers in respect of expediting deliveries from supplier to ensure delivery promise dates are met. Ensuringall duties are performed in a safe and efficient manner within the parameters of current health and safety legislation (HASAW Act 1974). 37.5 hour week, Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm including 30 minutes unpaid break. Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience If this sounds like your next opportunity, do not hesitate to apply.