Strategic Buyer

A global leading industrial manufacturer based in Leicestershire, who have established themselves as a true player within industry, looking to bolster their high-performance team with another Strategic Buyer.

Client Details

A global leading industrial manufacturer based in Leicestershire who have established themselves as a true player within industry, looking to bolster their high-performance team with another Strategic Buyer.

Description

• Identify, negotiate and implement collaborative relationships with our key/ partnership suppliers where appropriate.
• Negotiate and implement contracts through a range of tendering processes to support the business requirements
• Develop a clear strategy for the specifically owned commodity areas to deliver the short/medium/long term requirements of the business and ensure suppliers are capable of the requirements
• Together, as part of the group commission and through a clear commodity approach leverage the wider group spend and develop true supplier partnership relationships both in the UK and internationally
• Resolving day to day supply issues to ensure component parts arrive in time as part of the procurement process
• Negotiate lead-times across the whole of our supplier base (Far East and local) to maximise inventory. Together with Supply Chain expedite deliveries where required to support production
• To provide ongoing support to the Manufacturing, Design, Marketing, Engineering and support teams through sourcing strategies and pricing forecasts along with key commodity analysis activities
• Work closely with supply chain to ensure suppliers are contracted and delivering to plan and optimising inventory.

Profile

• Exprience within a Strategic Buyer role or similar, with a background in manufacturing or engineering
• Skilled with data analysis and commodity analysis
• A high-level understanding of procurement and sourcing processes, including contract negotiations and key performance indicators.
• Skilled negotiator adept at managing complex negotiations to realise efficiency's within the supply chain, identifying and leveraging new supplier relationships in the UK and/or internationally.
• Numerate, with good accuracy and attention to detail.
• Additional language would be beneficial.
• Must be self-disciplined to work to tight deadlines and within set processes and procedures.
• Persuasive, Self-motivated, organised.
• Happy to use own initiative and good team player, capable to work under limited supervision
• Good verbal and written communicator (develop plans and overviews)
• Work effectively with other departments to achieve the best result for the business as a whole.
• Must be willing to work extra hours in season to manage fluctuation, seasonal customer demand where required.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package Inc. 9% matched pension
• 4 days on-site, one day from home
• Exceptional L&D offering Inc. CIPS support
• Excellent training and development