Title: Senior Group Buyer
Job Type: Full Time 40 hours per week - Hybrid role
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Monday - Friday - 8:30am - 5pm
Location: Middleton
Manage procurement for the group, optimizing cost, cash, quality, and service. Drive value through strategic sourcing, value engineering, innovation delivery, and risk management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee portfolio spend within a category (3% to 8% of turnover).
- Impact COG, supply chain performance, and overhead budgets through pricing, supply continuity, supplier quality, and timely innovation.
- Execute sourcing strategies, supplier selection, contracting, and management.
- Collaborate with commercial, supply chain, R&D, and other business functions.
Measures of Success:
- Financial: Manage portfolio spend of £15-50M, with contract approval up to £1.5M (£1.0M for indirect).
- Operational: Manage suppliers, SKUs, and factories.
- Tender portfolio requirements, negotiate prices, and mitigate supplier risks.
Competencies and Characteristics:
- Identify, understand, and resolve problems proactively.
- Communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
- Negotiate and influence both internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage pressurized situations and support change initiatives.
Technical Competencies & Qualifications:
- Highly numerate with problem-solving, influencing, and communication skills.
- Expertise in negotiation, procurement strategy, category materials/services, project management, contract writing, and financial forecasting.
- Proficient in SAP, spreadsheets, presentations, and documents.
- Understanding of internal and external business needs, including budget holder requirements and market drivers.
Package Details:
- Base salary: £49,850pa
- Company car or annual car allowance
- Bonus
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Contributory private health scheme
- Company sick pay (dependent on length of service)
- Up to 2 paid thank you days per year for 100% attendance
- 30 days annual leave plus 3 statutory holidays (Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year's Day)
- Life insurance: 3x scheme salary
Randstad Business Support acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Business Support is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.