Buyer – Worksop - £30,000 - £35,000
Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be working exclusively with a leading client within the Rail sector as they look to recruit a Buyer to support their procurement team for a period of 12 months.
As a Buyer, you will be responsible for cost, quality, delivery and overall financial performance of external suppliers' scope versus budget on assigned projects.
Buyer Responsibilities:
- Ensure Purchasing Policy, processes and tools are known and followed by local stakeholders
- Take charge of Capex/General operations purchasing expenses within the site
- Ensure the reliability and performance of procurement data in the ERP
- Conduct supplier audit
- Realise cost savings through sourcing activities, implement global and local contracts
- Responsible for savings reporting, control and follow-up
- Drive and measure supplier performance; manage local supplier base
- Preparing and negotiating relevant agreements for Site Operational Spend
- Claim Management and follow up on Penalties in projects/contracts in cooperation with other team members
Hours: Full time Monday – Friday
Required skills & experience:
- Strong analytical, negotiation & communication skills
- Supplier performance management experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications,
- Microsoft Dynamics experience (highly desirable)
- Rail/Engineering/Aerospace/Automotive background (highly desirable)
If you would like to discuss this Buyer role in more detail, then do get in touch with Lewis at Elevation Recruitment Group now!