Strategic Buyer Indirect

Position: Strategic Buyer - Indirect

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum

Location: Telford

Job Purpose:

As a Strategic Buyer for Indirect goods and services, you will play a crucial role in developing and improving purchasing strategies to align with department objectives, procedures, and company direction.

Reporting to: Purchasing Supervisor

Department: Purchasing

Key Responsibilities:

Negotiate effectively with suppliers to secure the lowest total acquisition costs for indirect goods and services while maintaining agreed levels of quality, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction.
Identify, recommend, and implement cost reduction opportunities in alignment with stakeholders.
Collaborate with suppliers to establish standards and KPIs, with agreed monitoring and escalation routes.
Manage and control the ordering process for Stores.

Main Tasks:

Negotiate costs and terms with suppliers to secure the lowest total acquisition costs for indirect goods and services while maintaining agreed levels of quality, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction.
Assist department staff in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Identify and recommend suppliers for new and existing requirements to meet cost reduction targets and remove consistently underperforming suppliers.
Monitor commodity market trends to conduct effective strategic supplier negotiations.
Assist in drafting purchasing contracts between and new and existing suppliers for consideration and approval.
Control and improve the ordering process for stores.
Coordinate and manage the release, progression, and responses to quotations with recommendations and proposals.

General Tasks:

Manage and implement projects within pre-agreed budgets and timelines.
Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations in all Company operations.
Support and liaise with the departmental Manager on personnel issues, including conditions of service, rate of pay, appointments, and terminations, in accordance with our current Company handbook and relevant policies.
Be accountable for the department's use and maintenance of all plant, building, and equipment.
Assist with departmental training in all aspects.
Ensure compliance with SOX and other international standards obtained by MME.
Assist in the development of continuous improvement and coordination within the department.
Be responsible for the security of the department's area.
Address any reasonable requests in accordance with company direction.

Essential requirements

A Levels minimum 
Experience of working in a busy purchasing department within the manufacturing sector
Experience of MRP systems
Experienced negotiator
Full UK driving license

Desirable 

MCIPS qualified