Buyer
PSi has teamed up with an industry titan in the high performance harness sector suppling products for the Aerospace, Defence, Energy, Industrial, Medical and Motorsport markets. The role will pro-actively lead price negotiating and co-ordinate strategic purchases at the front-end of the purchasing department
Company Benefits -33 Days Holiday Entitlement, Pension, Company Events, Free Parking, Development & Training
Buyer - Responsibilities include:
* Dynamically negotiate supplier costs and enable more competitive pricing.
* Develop supplier relationships that supports our diversification tactic.
* Analysis of reporting metrics to manage the external supply base.
* Point of contact on behalf of the purchase team for certain commodities
* Placing purchase orders to ensure the inventory is kept at optimum levels.
* Maintain supplier price agreements, assist with supplier negotiations & communicating changes where appropriate.
* Develop and leverage lean principles and digital solutions to continuously improve process and system efficiencies.
* An advocate for change; to perform other reasonable duties that may be required.
Buyer - Desirables include:
* Innovative, entrepreneurial and comfortable challenging the status-quo
* Commercially focussed and results orientated
* A passion for customer service and P&L improvement
* Microsoft Software, such as Excel and Outlook.
* CIPS or similar qualifications preferred but not essential.
* A track record of consistently exceeding commercial targets. • Experienced with business development and/or commercial tasks.
Buyer Schedule- Monday to Friday
If you do not meet all of the requirements for this position, still apply. If you think you can bring value to this role, then we want to hear from you or perhaps someone you have in mind. If you do not hear back from us within one week, it is likely you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. However, we will endeavour to find you another opportunity should this be the case and look forward to receiving your application.
We are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
We are acting on behalf of the client as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy