PurchasingManager,Sheffield Greatthingsaboutthisopportunity: Directresponsibilityforthemanagementofhighvaluecontracts Growingbusiness Pivotal,newlycreatedrole Limitedpeople-managementresponsibility Excellentbenefitspackage TheJob: Responsiblefordrivingvalueandaligningprocurementactivitieswiththecompanysstrategicobjectives.Therolewillinvolvepurchasingavarietyofindirectproductsandservices. Purchasingindirectproducts,servicesandcontractsinlinewiththecompanysrequirementsandensuringmeasurablecommercialandoperationaloutcomes Buildinganddevelopingstrongsupplierrelationships MonitoringsupplierdatatoensureperformancelevelsarewithinagreedSLAs Carryingoutsuppliervisitsandaudits Implementingandembeddingprocurementimprovements Engagingwithstakeholders,drivingbudgetcomplianceanddeveloptenderspecifications Requiredexperience: Atleast6yearsexperienceinaSeniorBuyerroleoraBuyerrolewithhighspendresponsibility ExperiencepurchasingIndirectsandservices/contracts Provensolidnegotiationskills Experiencewithinmanufacturingpurchasingisanadvantage. CIPSqualification PersonalQualitieswewillbeassessing: Drive,motivation Highlyorganised Logicalandethicalapproachtoproblem-solving Strongcommunicationskills