FJA are working with a national leader in the Water industry, who are looking to recruit a Senior Buyer to join their Procurement team based at their Peterborough site (hybrid working available).
Benefits in the role of Senior Buyer:
* Hybrid Working (Job needs dependent)
* Car/car allowance
* 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
* Contribution Pension scheme
* Life Assurance
* Health Insurance
* Private Medical Insurance
* And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub
Responsibilities of the Senior Buyer:
* Manage and monitor demand across Water Recycling and Water programme areas and ensure all relevant information to support the procurement of goods and services have been included.
* Undertake ethical and robust methods to promote the correct selection of supply chain partners.
* Support Delivery on Time and manage and escalate any potential risks to the business.
* Ensure our Health & Safety processes and deliverables are implemented throughout the life cycle of each project.
* Issuing of performance scorecards across the supply chain and providing feedback to the project teams.
* Ensure all deliverables are received within the agreed time frames (programme, signed contracts and site documentations).
* Assess and implement efficiencies via value added approaches from within the Supply Chain.
* Undertake proactive stakeholder management; work in an approachable manner to provide updates, analysis, reports, and innovation to increase knowledge share and confidence.
Requirements for the role of Senior Buyer:
* With experience in a senior Procurement/ Sourcing role, you’ll demonstrate a track record of excellent stakeholder management across a wide- range of demanding audiences.
* Sector experience must be within utilities, construction, rail, engineering or highways
* Possessing self-motivation and accountability in abundance, you’ll be an experienced negotiator and be able to professionally challenge whilst presenting transparent and honest facts and information.
* With strong experience of driving performance with the supply chain, you’ll truly embrace collaboration and understand how a strong team ethic can deliver positive results.
* Working with a high degree of integrity and the customer’s best interest at heart during all activities, you’ll be able to juggle a hectic yet rewarding workload to deliver Portfolio strategies we can be proud of.
If you are looking for a Senior Buyer role and want to work for a forward-thinking Company, then click on the 'apply now’ button.
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Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
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