Buyer - Immediate Start - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)

Description

Direct Procurement Category Buyer - Leading Manufacturing Company

Salary:
£45,000 - £50,000 (Depending on Experience) + Bonus + CIPS Sponsorship + Other Benefits

Through adaptation and striving for continuous improvement they have cemented themselves as a household name in the manufacturing market, known for their quality service and efficiency.

Following a prolonged period of growth and increased market share, and with a growing annual procurement spend exceeding £1bn, they are now seeking ambitious and driven procurement specialists to help transform their direct procurement function towards best-in-class.

As a Direct Procurement Category Buyer, you will join an established team and take on a global supplier base stretched over 4 continents, to evaluate and adapt their processes to meet and grow customer demand: Initiate innovate strategic sourcing methods through liaising with internal stakeholders and suppliers to maximize commercial benefit.

Join their mission in global development by managing multiple projects to meet their 5-year plan.

This is a Direct Procurement Category Buyer position, and consequently will involve building, developing, and maintaining global supplier relationships while also challenging the existing strategic sourcing methods through collaboration with internal stakeholders to achieve marginal success.

As such, you must have significant exposure to the procurement process.

This ideally would be through working on multiple global manufacturing projects, as you must possess exceptional market knowledge to understand the supply base.

You will have a proven track record of building supplier relations and implementing appropriate strategies to maximize commercial success.

As such, they invite applications from candidates of varying experience, who want to learn and develop into future leaders of their procurement processes.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an individual who wants to join an established procurement team and make immediate strides in redefining their procurement process in the name of efficiency and sustainability.

Candidates must have full rights to work in the UK and be 100% business fluent in English.

Key Words:
Procurement, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Raw Materials, Manufacturing, Commodities, Strategy, CIPS, Contract, Commercial, Stakeholders, Global, Supplier, Bonus, Investment, Potential, Efficiency, Procurement Buyer, Procurement Category, Direct Procurement,
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