Category Buyer - Peterlee (Hybrid) - Up to £34/hr - Inside IR35 - 24 month initial contract
Do you have purchasing experience, and are you seeking a new long term contract in Peterlee? Jonathan Lee Recruitment is helping one of the world’s leading manufacturers of off-highway machinery recruit a Category Buyer, and the hybrid role comes with a contract rate of £34.00 per hourc
In your first few weeks in this Category Buyer role, you can expect to:
* Direct the development, and communication and implementation of a site, regional, or worldwide sourcing strategy
* Manage policies, agreements, source catalogs, special purchasing programmes, and support specific product line(s) NPI programs
* Liaise with the corresponding Category/platform based Buyers
* Provide leadership for sourcing, logistics and resource management decisions
* Lead continuous improvement initiatives and purchasing new product introduction activities within Purchasing
To apply for this Category Buyer role, your soft skills, expertise and experience should include:
1. Strong negotiation skills
2. Experience of working in a broader metrics system
3. Technical knowledge and experience (Does not need to be specifically engineering related, but an understanding is required)
4. Project leadership experience
5. Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles and Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Underst...