Morson is delighted to be working in partnership with a market leading Aerospace organisation to recruit a Buyer for an initial 6 Month contract. There is a rate of £18-£21 PAYE per hour Holiday Pay on offer for the successful candidate. The role would be based out of my clients state of the art operations in Gloucester Please find the job spec. below: MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE • The Buyer is responsible for purchasing items or services under optimum conditions of quality, price and time, for which the need has been expressed by the contracting customers • Undertakes all purchasing responsibilities to support the P2P (Purchase to Pay) process ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION • Work collaboratively within the Purchasing Team to understand and support business strategy • Implement the supplier tendering and selection process • Negotiate and draw up contracts with the selected supplier(s) • Steer industrialisation and digitalisation in line with Group CSR strategy • Consolidate supplier assessments (quality, logistics, purchasing) • Steer the supplier improvement action plans (improving operational performance, reducing costs) • Manage supplier relations • Ensure compliance with contractual and legal obligations of all parties • Keep all purchase data up to date in systems • Pro-actively deal with disputes • Manage needs developments • Ensure promotion of best practices in relation to your suppliers • Act as a relay/ support for the Category Manager for your particular scope of activity, and report back on the information required for coordination • In the case of a Group Mandate, coordinate actions • Support the process for source start-up • Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and internal standards. QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS & EXPERIENCE • Knowledge of purchasing methodologies and processes • Proficiency in written and spoken English • Strong numerical skills • Highly organised, structured approach and able to work using own initiative • Focused and task-oriented with resilience to complete a task in full • Good communication, listening and negotiation abilities • Knowledge of Industrial and Purchasing policies legal knowledge (contract) • Previous experience within a purchasing team using purchasing information systems Simply hit the Apply Now button for immediate consideration.