£43K/yr to £45K/yr
England, United Kingdom
Permanent, Variable

Senior Buyer

Posted by Michael Page Procurement & Supply Chain.

  • The Senior Buyer role will be responsible for the management of new tenders through our supply chain from enquiry to production order launch.
  • This role 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.

Client Details

  • My client are a renowned award-winning business of solutions to many of the most successful and companies worldwide, employing more than 200 people in the west midlands and continuing its growth path

Description

  • 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 PP 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 PP 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.

Profile

  • Experience with fast paced strategic procurement ideally from manufacturing
  • 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 of the business

Job Offer

  • Salary up to £45k
  • Simply Health - Medical cover (cash towards dentist, optical etc)
  • Death in Service and Terminal illness cover x1 Annual Salary
  • 25 Annual Leave + 1 extra day to cover birthday plus Bank Holidays
  • 5% Matched Pension
  • CIPS support or any other learning post 12-week probation pass
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