Buyer - Colwick, United Kingdom - SF Group

SF Group

Verified Company

Colwick, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

SF Recruitment have an exciting opportunity for a Buyer for our Nottingham based client. This client is a high growth business with fantastic progression opportunities.

This is a full-time permanent role with a hybrid working pattern with 2 days working from home. The salary for this role is up to £30,000 depending upon experience.

Reporting to the Procurement Manager you will be responsible for the purchasing of Indirect goods and services.

To be considered for this role it is essential you have previous procurement experience and are used to working in a fast paced environment.

You will need to have excellent communication skills as it will be essential for you to build relationships with suppliers and negotiate contracts and help drive cost down.

This is a really exciting new role and the client is looking for somebody who can come and hit the ground running with a confident, proactive attitude with a genuine excitement for procurement

Main Duties

Place PO's
Develop sourcing strategies for indirect supplies and services
Negotiate with suppliers for competitive pricing and terms
Engage with indirect suppliers and internal functions to challenge and define requirements for indirect supplies and services
Identify reliable suppliers and maintain a qualified vendor list
Maintain accurate data on internal business systems

Essential:

Experience within a Procurement function
Goods and Services or Commercial
Proficient in Microsoft Excel
Understanding of key business commodities, the current market and the impact they make (desirable)
Ability to use initiative, working autonomously to identify opportunities and challenge existing processes
Strong analytical skills to develop and present compelling business cases around new suppliers to stakeholders
Quick decisionmaking abilities to navigate procurement scenarios
Excellent communication skills for effective stakeholder management both internally and externally

In return the company can offer a fantastic working environment with continued professional development opportunities along with