Senior Buyer - Brough, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Permanent Futures

Description

To support this growth they need to add a Senior Buyer to their team, it's envisaged that this person will become Purchasing Manager within 3 years.

Working hours 7:30:

am -5:45 pm Monday to Thursday or hours worked over Monday to Friday with WFH on the Friday, daily travel allowance is paid.

Buyer/Purchasing/CIPS/Manufacturing/Procurement/negotiating/cost down/relationship building/Commodities

Lead the sourcing of new product in your specific commodity categories and manage the introduction of new suppliers from sampling through to pricing and contract negotiations and integration into the supply chain.

Lead negotiations with suppliers on a short, medium and long term basis with the aim of yielding total acquisition cost savings without compromising on quality.

Assist with negotiations on long term supplier partnership agreements.
Use your solid commercial acumen to negotiate commercial and contractual terms with our suppliers.

Work closely with suppliers to build a relationship of continuous improvement to improve their performance in terms of quality, delivery and price competitiveness.

At least 3 years experience of working within a procurement team/environment.
Excellent attention to detail with strong organisational, analytical skills and commercial acumen.
Computer literate with a proficiency in MS Office e.g. Outlook, Excel is essential.
Excellent organisational skills, such as time and project management and task prioritisation.
Knowledge and understanding of contemporary supply chain developments.
Full and clean UK driving license.
Buyer/Purchasing/CIPS/Manufacturing/Procurement/negotiating/cost down/relationship building/Commodities