Category Buyer - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - NRG

NRG
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Job Details:

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Posted: about 5 hours ago
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Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

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Job Type: Permanent

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Salary: £25,728 - £29,856

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Discipline: Supply Chain & Procurement

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Function: Category Manager/Category Analyst

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Job Ref: 36801


About the role:


We are currently looking for a
Category Buyer to join our client, an
award-winning, high performing, academic institution based in Newcastle Upon Tyne.


As a
Category Buyer, you will be responsible for providing a professional, customer-focused and effective buying service for the assigned categories.


Salary:
£25,728 - £29,856

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate the purchasing process from receipt of requirement to placement of the purchase order ensuring that all relevant approvals are in place
  • Provide operational support to the Category Manager with category specialist purchases and requests
  • Support the category manager in running the supplier relationship management process for their selected contracts
  • Contribute to the finance strategy, by organising, planning and prioritizing own work activities and the work of others where appropriate, to ensure short, medium and long term objectives are achieved
  • Develop and maintain a specialist knowledge and expertise of own area of responsibility, providing guidance to others as appropriate

Required Experience

  • Detailed understanding of procurement processes
  • Experience of delivering operational purchasing support
  • Experience in contract renewal process
  • Experience dealing with suppliers on a transactional level
  • Understanding of supplier relationship management processes

Benefits

  • 35 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Excellent employer pension contributions
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Discounted travel
  • Nurseries and childcare discounts
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