Buyer - East Grinstead, United Kingdom - Morgan McKinley

Morgan McKinley

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East Grinstead, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Morgan McKinley is looking for an experienced Buyer to join a fab company based in the East Grinstead, West Sussex area.

This is a permanent, hybrid working Buyer job opportunity.

The Buyer will be part of the Procurement team and lead the buying plan for company products and services, procurement, building strong supplier and internal stakeholder relationships in order to maximise value and implementing cost opportunities and processes.

Salary:
up to £51K + excellent benefits

Location:
Hybrid working - 2 days office based

The Buyer duties include:

Procurement activities such as; pricing, negotiating terms with suppliers and maximising supplier contract management opportunities
Work closely with key business stakeholders to develop sustainable sourcing

- strategies and implementation plans

Extensive contract management
Manage competitive bidding process planning, cost saving targets, strategy etc
Support and implement the procurement strategy
Reduce total delivered costs and optimise added value
Create strategic category sourcing plans for key areas of expenditure
Supporting the development of sourcing strategies identified
Stakeholder mapping, spend analysis, understanding of current and future demands
Supplier improvement and identification of cost reduction opportunities
Selection of suppliers in line with sourcing process

Skills and experience:

Proven Buyer / Supply Chain / Procurement experience, working in a similar strategic Buyer role
Extensive commercial acumen with a proven track record of delivering results and financial targets in a procurement role
Demonstrate clear savings on all purchases processed
Able to build strong strategic supplier relationships

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.