Senior Buyer
We are recruiting for a Senior Buyer to join our Walsall based client.
The business specialises in providing automation solutions and control systems for industrial processes. Their services encompass designing, building, and maintaining control panels and automation systems that help streamline manufacturing and production operations. They focus on improving efficiency, reliability, and safety through advanced technology and innovative engineering solutions. Their offerings include custom-built control panels, automation software, and integrated systems that cater to various industries such as automotive, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and more. Additionally, they provide support services including installation, testing, and ongoing maintenance to ensure optimal performance of the systems they deliver.
As a Senior Buyer your role will be responsible for the management of new tenders through the supply chain from enquiry to production order launch. The senior buyer position requires a detail orientated professional, who possesses excellent communication and relationship building skills, coupled with the ability to work under a somewhat time pressured environment to satisfy production demands. The role requires the ability to influence buying decisions at the front end of the process to guarantee preferred terms with regards to quality, cost and delivery.
As a Senior Buyer, you will need to have/be:
- Extensive manufacturing experience
- A supply chain professional
- Relationship building skills
- Strong negotiation skills
Details:
- Salary: £37, 000 - £43, 000
- Working Hours: Monday - Thursday 8.00am - 5.15pm and Friday 8.00am - 12.00pm
- Location: Walsall (100% onsite)
- Duration: Permanent
Role of Senior Buyer:
- Build and maintain supplier relationships, providing clear communication on day-to-day procurement activities.
- Work with suppliers when reviewing tenders to ensure correct information is sent and best solution provided upon tendering
- Liaise with wider team when making supplier selection decisions
- Be clear and concise when reviewing tenders with Procurement/Commercial and have the ability to offer multiple business cases to offer the customer the best supply chain solution to meet their needs
- Ability to liaise with customers as applicable when making supply chain decisions and support both the Procurement and Commercial Manager as appropriate
- Escalate issues that cannot be resolved within the wider team to the Procurement Manager.
- Meticulously review RFQ tenders to ensure solution provided is in line with Organisation/Customer expectations
- Accurately & diligently complete quote documentation to ensure correct pricing/lead time/ minimum order quantity and minimum order value /delivery charges/tool charges/liabilities etc are captured and costed to the customer with no hidden costs left with the business
- Review, and if applicable, create any new vendors prior to production order launch with correct terms and liaise with Procurement Manager to allocate said supplier to relevant buyer to have all correct information ready for procurement activity
- Update prior to production order launch with correct vendor/pricing/lead time information to guarantee correct buying activity.
- Liaise with wider team if/when items added to bill of materials at point of new product information to ensure product is ordered in line with customer demand
- Work with current/potential suppliers to negotiate cost reduction
- Negotiate price/terms upon tender review to guarantee supplier is offering the organisation best terms upon RFQ in line with business and customer expectations
- Reject/defer cost increases from suppliers via negotiation
- Identify methods to increase buying power within the business selected suppliers to increase preferential terms and in turn, result in cost reduction/supplier consolidation when requesting/reviewing new tenders
- Ensure payment terms are in line with/exceed standard terms with all suppliers when setting up new vendors
- Have the ability to negotiate discounted terms and rebate agreements to offer advantageous terms when applicable against new product
- Diligently manage purchase price variance with the commercial team to guarantee pricing variation is being captured and relayed back to the customer throughout project status
- To work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to establish and maintain working relationships.
- Engage in training/team building exercises to promote cross functional working
- Support/facilitate project work when required
- Demonstrate core values
Benefits of working as a Senior Buyer
- Simply Health - Medial cover
- Death in Service and Terminal illness cover
- 25 Annual Leave + 1 extra day to cover birthday in addition to bank holidays
- 5% Matched Pension
- CIPS or any other learning post 12-week probation.