Indirect Buyer - Sunderland, United Kingdom - Theo James Recruitment

Theo James Recruitment
Theo James Recruitment
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Sunderland, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Benefits:


  • 26 days holiday + bank holidays.
  • Life assurance.
  • Further training and development opportunities.
  • Competitive pension scheme.
  • Holiday purchase and buy back scheme.

Responsibilities:


  • Build and maintain strong connections with Global Purchasing to identify strategies and to develop suppliers both globally and locally.
  • Gather Market Intelligence, identify major categories, analyse current spend & develop an optimal Indirect Strategy Plan
  • Deliver the strategy through supplier relationships & multiple projects (CAPEX, Service, Energy, Maintenance, T&L contracts)
  • Focus on & deliver strategic proactive tenders for the identified Indirect approved suppliers & purchase spend.
  • Lead negotiations, supplier selection & align functional requirements i.e. cost challenges 15%, warranty, payment terms etc.
  • Increase control & management of Service Contracts e.g. best practice and avoid termination penalties; YOY cost reductions.
  • Work with Indirect Purchasing Manager & internal functions to establish QCD targets, objectives and deliver against targets KPIs.
  • Ensure day to day issues are managed with relevant plant personnel resulting in improved quality/logístical performance.
  • Provide support to Purchasing Officer for continuous improvements in supplier quality & OTIF for indirect parts.
  • When required manage release of Indirect Purchase Orders from SAP system.

Experience and skills:

  • You will ideally be educated to degree level and currently be working within an indirect Purchasing role within a manufacturing environment and will have built up experience of at least 5 years of supplier engagement, negotiation, and cost reduction.
  • Strong leader to influence, be able to work to tight deadlines, have a good sense of priority and have previous negotiation experience.
  • Excellent communication skills are crucial to this role, as is the ability to build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
  • You should possess strong industrial awareness by investigating new supply markets to assess existing and new supplier capabilities to further strength cost reductions and supply rationalization.
  • You must hold a full driving license.

Additional:

  • Some degree of travel may be required.
  • CIPS or MCIPS is a requirement for this role.
Reference ID: 40565


Salary:
£43,000.00-£48,000.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • Onsite parking

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person

Reference ID: 40565
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