Buyer

Buyer

Starting to £42k per annum, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, company pension, employee benefits package

Buyer - dual location plus home working

The Company

* My client is a successful construction products supplier, with purpose-built manufacturing sites at 2 locations. They wish to appoint an experienced Buyer to provide the reliable and competitive provision of materials, equipment and services.

The Role

* As my client’s Buyer, you will source the competitive and reliable supply of materials, equipment and services across the procurement portfolio.

* You will be sourcing products and services across plants in several countries and with an international sourcing perimeter.

* Build and manage relationships with suppliers, contributing to supplier performance evaluation and quality follow-ups.

* Provide guidance to stakeholders to attain full implementation of processes and optimum benefit of contracts.

* Implement sourcing strategies and contracting, with a short to long term approach, to meet business KPI’s.

* Working closely with internal stakeholders (Supply chain, Operations, R&D and Sales), you will also be a key contributor to major projects for the business division.

* Identify, promote, support and implement improvements and cost savings.

* Understand the needs and of internal stakeholders, assessing and challenging where appropriate.

The Candidate

* CIPS qualification or a degree in Procurement or similar.

* 4 - 6 years’ experience as a Buyer or in a relevant Procurement or Purchasing role.

* Excellent negotiation skills, strong communication skills and commercially astute.

* Knowledgeable in product/materials, equipment and service purchasing.

* Skilled in creating and implementing procurement strategy.

* Capable of understanding and defining requirements.

* Able to define and implement new systems and processes.

* Good understanding of contracting, competition laws and regulations.

* Previous project experience.

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity in a major organisation as their new Buyer, please apply quoting reference VR/05919