Senior Buyer

As the Senior Buyer, day to day, you will be sourcing, negotiating and buying of goods, materials and services to meet operational requirements. Alongside these tasks you will also be responsible for managing a junior buyer / procurement administrator.

This role offers Hybrid working (3 days in office and 2 from home)

Main Duties

• Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible
• Deliver briefs, updates and reports as and when required
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement
• Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities
• Explore alternate sources for goods and materials
• Assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers
• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers
• Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues
• Work collaboratively and negotiate and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding new projects, supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities
• Mentor and coach the junior member of the team

Skills and Knowledge

• Proven purchasing experience
• Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers
• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem-solving abilities
• Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines
• Commercially and financially aware
• Previous experience in manufacturing would be desirable
• Must be a British Citizen or have an existing right to work in the UK, 5-year employment and residential checks will be carried out
• Ability to commit to national and international travel
• Team player who is capable of working autonomously
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• A professional and proactive approach

Salary and Benefits

• Salary up to £50K
• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) - buy/Sell holiday policy up to 5 days either way
• Pension Scheme
• Life assurance scheme (6x basic salary)
• Income protection policy (75% of basic salary)
• Private Health Insurance
• Enhanced Maternity and paternity
• 1 Professional membership reimbursed per year
• Access to an independent financial advisor year round
• Training & development opportunities