Senior Purchasing Specialist

Senior Purchasing Specialist – 12months – Warwickshire - £28.03-£37.31 per hour

This role has overall responsibility and leadership for all purchasing activities within specified categories. Hybrid position split between Gaydon and Solihull.

Duties include sourcing in line with Strategy Category Plan through global sourcing process, responsible for internal stakeholder alignment strategy and sourcing, global category strategy development, support delivery team in supplier relations through the contract management and supplier performance process. Responsible for delivering sourcing in line with policy and agree targets, accountable for leading complex supplier negotiations including legal and financial approval, lead stakeholder alignment in relation to strategy creation and implementation, supply chain and risk management, engage with specialist functions and maintain lead for supplier interaction.

Candidates will be MCIPS qualified for working towards, experience of negotiating terms and conditions, understand category management principles, global business understanding and experience, relationship management, category knowledge and demonstrated experience, results driven with the ability to deliver in a complex, highly demanding environment.

For further details contact Sue Home at Sarah Harvey Limited, 14 The Innovation Centre, Kenilworth, CV8 2LG or send your CV to sue at sarahharvey com.