Job summary
Market-leading business require a Buyer. Applicants need previous experience in purchasing or procurement as a Buyer or Junior Buyer, have a growth mindset and the interest or ability to develop a career within a strategic procurement role.
Key skills required for this role
Buyer, Purchasing, Procurement, MRP, ERP
Important
Buyer, Purchasing, Procurement, MRP, ERP
Job description
Market-leading business require a Buyer. Applicants need previous experience in purchasing or procurement as a Buyer or Junior Buyer, have a growth mindset and the interest or ability to develop a career within a strategic procurement role.
The Buyer will join an innovative and dynamic procurement team who are increasingly looking to adopt a more professional, strategic and category-focused approach to procurement. The role will be less around expediting and OTIF/OTD, but on strategic-level relationships with supply chain to drive long term value for both the business and supply chain partners.
Now is an excellent time to join this business, who have a healthy customer order book and will shortly embark on the implementation of a new MRP/ERP system.
Specific duties of the Buyer include:
* Supplier relationship management - foster close, collaborative and harmonious relationships with the supply chain
* Supply market intelligence activities and investigation of new products
* Ownership over a range of SKUs / Categories (direct materials/services for manufacturing)
* Monitoring of stock levels
* Tendering and cost saving exercises
* Management of supplier contracts and ensure adherence to SLAs
Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:
* Experience in a procurement or purchasing role; Buyer, Junior Buyer, Procurement Assistant, Procurement Administrator etc.
* The ability to develop an interest in manufacturing
* Previous experience within a purchasing, stock management or forecasting system
* A positive, pro-active and curious individual
* Excellent relationship building skills; suppliers, colleagues and customers
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