Senior Buyer - Warwick, United Kingdom - Plus One

Plus One

Verified Company

Warwick, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Main Responsibilities:

Lead the commercial negotiation, complete strategic tender processes, and present to Management, with a recommended business case proposal, supplier sourcing decision, and implementation plans
Ensure all relevant policies & procedures are followed
An understanding of KPI's and delivering against them
Generation of status reports covering key performance measurement & business planning activity
Ownership of spend and achieving/exceeding cost savings targets
Identify suitable suppliers and monitor their performance and competitiveness
Process orders and ensure timely delivery of parts.
Work with other internal departments to ensure requirements are understood to enable procurement of parts and assemblies

Key Skills and Experience:

Qualifications & Experience
Minimum 5 years of Procurement experience, ideally within a manufacturing or automotive environment with or working towards MCIPS, but not essential
Confident in negotiating all aspects of contracts to maximise value
Working in a crossfunctional environment
Experience in purchasing in a low to mediumvolume environment.
Confident in negotiating price
Strong communication skills
SAP knowledge is desirable but full training given
Experience in global supply chains
Strong cost and quality focus

Additional Information:

Please note this is a fulltime, permanent role working Monday to Friday 8.30am 5pm. Hybrid working is available with Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to be office based.
The company offers private medical insurance and life assurance.
6% Pension.
25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.
Holiday buy and sell scheme
Annual performance bonus
Sick pay
Employee referral scheme
Eyecare Vouchers