Lead Buyer - Stevenage, United Kingdom - Barclay Meade

Barclay Meade

Verified Company

Stevenage, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Ref no.

BHN567697
Salary

- £40,000 - £48,000/annum
Location

Stevenage, England
Start date
ASAP
Job type
Permanent
Job status
Open
Job summary:

My clients who are a leading technical manufacturing business are currently recruiting for a Lead Buyer based in Hertfordshire/Stevenage to join on a permanent basis.

Key skills required for this role:
Procurement, buyer, sourcing, purchasing, manufacturing, defence, directs

Important:

Proven experience as a Direct Buyer, manufacturing prefered.

Job description:

Role:
Lead Buyer (Manufacturing)

Location:
Stevenage, Hertfordshire on a hybrid basis with flexible work patterns

Type:
Permanent position

Salary:
£40,000 to £48,000 + bonus & benefits

A lead buyer is required to join a growing procurement function as a result of exceptional sales growth.

This offers the successful applicant the chance to join a market leading business who offer long term career development and progression.

Key responsibilities:

As a Lead Buyer, reporting to the Procurement Manager, you will steer procurement activities within a designated category.
Working with the Category Manager, Supply Chain Manager, and other key partners you will drive procurement excellence and improvements.
Support the creation and implementation of procurement category strategy, both nationally and internationally, with the purpose of improving operational efficiency.
Create tenders, negotiate terms and conditions, implement contracts, identify risk and implementing opportunities for cost reductions.
Analyse demand plans & forecasts and raise purchase order.
Manage KPIs identifying and developing areas for improvement.

About you:

Eligible to gain, or already possess, UK security clearance (SC level)
A technical manufacturing background, Aerospace, Automotive or Defence is preferred.
Demonstrable procurement and purchasing career success.
Knowledge of strategic and operational procurement processes.
Excellent communicator and negotiator with a strong ability to influence.
Passionate about developing purchasing strategies continuous improvement.
Ideally be educated to degree level and/or be a CIPS holder.

What's on offer?
£40 - £48k, bonus, pension, hybrid/flexi work policy, excellent career prospects.