We are urgently recruiting for a Buyer; you will be working for a well-established organisation based within the manufacturing and distribution industry and they have been established for 30+ years based in Tamworth.
Benefits include 31 days holiday including the Bank Holidays, Christmas shut down (3 days will be deducted from your total holiday allowance), Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Discount vouchers for optical requirements and free car parking.
As a Buyer, you will be:
- Sourcing new suppliers and negotiating cost to procure stock
- Negotiating contracts and improving prices/terms of business with suppliers
- Reviewing opportunities to make business savings in line with specified targets, quality and delivery dates
- Researching and evaluating alternative sources with the opportunity to reduce costs where possible
- Ensuring continuous supply of required goods and materials, and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations
- Monitoring market trends, market suppliers and competitor strategies
- Delivering briefs, updates and reports as and when required
- Developing creative procurement processes
As a Buyer, you will have:
- Previous experience working within a similar position
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to understand and interpret the market, customer and financial insights
- Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
- Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with suppliers
- Knowledge of Sage and Slim Stock Software, however, this is not essential
- Knowledge of the Microsoft packages including Word and Excel
- You may have experience of working as one of the following: Procurement Administrator, Category or Procurement Coordinator, Procurement Officer, Procurement Manager, Supplier Analyst, Supply Chain Planner, Supplier Relationship Manager, Supply Chain Coordinator, Buying or Supply Chain Administrator, Supply Chain Manager, Purchasing Coordinator, Category Administrator or Purchasing Administrator
As the Buyer, you will receive a salary of circa £28,000 per annum depending on experience plus a fantastic range of benefits.