Buyer – Sheffield/Hybrid - £30,000 - £40,000
Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be working with a global market leading business as they look to recruit a Buyer to join their procurement team.
As a Buyer, you'll play a key role in ensuring seamless material availability to keep operations running smoothly for supply with demand. The ideal candidate will have a background in manufacturing/mechanical parts components.
Benefits:
- Flexible hybrid working (3 days' on-site, 2 days' work from home)
- CIPS study support and development
- Private Healthcare and can add on dependents at a supplementary cost
- Enhanced maternity and paternity package
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- 3 x Life assurance
Buyer Duties:
- Manage procurement for raw materials for the UK
- Develop and implement programs to enhance service reliability, quality, and cost-effectiveness in nominated commodity areas
- Ensure UK expenditures are procured at the lowest possible cost while adhering to QSHE standards and purchase order terms
- Lead bid analysis to determine optimum value, create purchase orders, and evaluate competing bids based on economic value
- Identify potential suppliers, issue RFQs, manage supplier relationships, and resolve complaints to maximize benefits and efficiencies
- Identify key spend areas, develop detailed sourcing plans, and achieve cost and efficiency savings
- Develop clear spend categories and maintain a market intelligence database
- Negotiate prices, terms, and quality requirements with suppliers
- Manage risks from both supplier and part/service perspectives
- Conduct tenders and benchmarking exercises in compliance with departmental policies and procedures
- Maintain and control commercial terms, service levels, and supply agreements; build standard templates for these
Hours: Monday – Friday – 37.5 hours a week
Required skills & experience:
- Previous experience within the manufacturing/mechanical parts components industry
- Previous procurement experience
- Skilled negotiator
- Strong IT skills