Senior Buyer - Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom - 2Fawcett Recruitment

2Fawcett Recruitment

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Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role:
SeniorBuyer

Salary:
£35k - £45k

Location:
Burton on Trent

Type:
Permanent

Overview
2fawcett are recruiting for a Senior Buyer to join a manufacturing business in Burton on Trent.

As the Senior Buyer you will be responsible for improving and driving new supplier strategies, negotiating best terms, initiating supplier development and partnership optimisation with all suppliers.

Responsibilities of the Senior Buyer

Actively increase the width of the key supply base to remove capacity constraints
Delivering KPI's on new suppliers and savings
Manage the project of product and supply simplification
Deliver the required new product margin through negotiation or resourcing
Interacting with suppliers and getting involved with their range and understanding their limits and capabilities
Managing product development & information flow progress between product development and purchasing departments
Leading production of new product ideas with designers and developers and working closely with the research team on new product concepts
Managing deadlines of sample arrivals for testing, photography and catalogue production
Running weekly performance reports on new product development progress and projects
Competitor and market product analysis

Requirements of the Senior Buyer

3 years Purchasing experience within a fastmoving environment
Knowledge / experience of operational processes

CIPS Qualification

Desirable
Excellent problem solving and dataanalysis ability

What will you get in return
Excellent Salary
Development Plan

On site parking

Type
Permanent

Working Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5pm

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

Benefits: