Senior Buyer

Butler Ross are recruiting for a world leading manufacturing company based in their offices in Staffordshire. This role will play a vital part in the wider procurement team, they are looking for an experienced and confident purchasing professional to join them and make a real difference in developing the chosen category. Striving for success is at the heart of this company and they are looking for professionals who have the same values and will always bring their A-game.

This role is 100% office based in Staffordshire.

Duties of the Senior Buyer

Drive cost optimisation activities to deliver the best value for the company.

• Managing multiple sourcing projects during the sourcing and delivery phase.
• Support the development of purchasing strategies to deliver both department and organisational objectives.
• Lead supplier engagement, sourcing, contract management and performance monitoring
• Define, report, and deliver end-to-end strategic commodity management for set commodity scope.
• Deliver effective supply chain management throughout the supply base to support global production requirements, while ensuring key risks are identified and mitigated.
• Work closely with multiple teams ensuring stakeholder engagement, influencing key decisions.
• Develop strong relationships with all stakeholders (internal and external) to deliver mutual benefits

Experience Required for the Senior Buyer

• Strong procurement background in a similar role.
• Proven experience working in the manufacturing or FMCG industry.
• A skilled negotiator who can engage with people at all levels.
• Able to work on multiple projects at once and able to prioritise workload.
• Able to work from own initiative but also able to collaborate with the rest of the team.

Salary: £50,000 - £65,000

This role would be well suited to a Buyer, Senior Buyer, Category Manager, Commodity Manager, Procurement Manager, Purchasing Manager, Purchasing Lead of Procurement Lead.