Senior Buyer
Our client, a market leader in the design, development, manufacture, and supply of Stainless-Steel containment storage solutions is currently seeking a Senior Buyer to join their team.
This is a full-time permanent position based in Eye, Suffolk, working Monday to Friday.
Skills, Qualifications & Experience:
- Proven work experience gained within a procurement role.
- Ideally MCIPS qualified, working towards MCIPS Professional Procurement qualification or equivalent work experience in a related procurement role.
- A background of procuring raw materials and indirect services in either a manufacturing or engineering environment.
- Formulating, developing and implementing effective commodity strategies.
- ERP System Purchasing and Inventory Management (ideally experience within an Epicor ERP environment).
- Supervisory and/or Line Management experience are desirable.
- Commercial acumen.
- Computer proficient skills including MS Office E-mail, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Good administrative skills and ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Strong time management and communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
Benefits:
- Pension & Life Assurance
- Company Group Personal Pension Scheme:
- The scheme is a contributory scheme, with the employee contributing 4% of earnings and the Company contributing 4% of earnings. Company contributions increase to 6% after 5 years' service and 7% after 10 years' service.
- Life Assurance is provided at 3 times basic salary.
- 23 days plus Bank Holidays.
- A wide range of exclusive discounts across high street brands, including holidays, days out and meals.
- Access to health and wellbeing tools.
- GP on Demand, Confidential helplines and one to one counselling.
Duties and Key Responsibilities:
- To provide support to the Procurement Manager in the running of the Procurement and Goods Inwards Teams.
- To ensure that duties are carried out in accordance with all Company policies, procedures and processes.
- To maintain a supply base that consistently achieves the business targets for quality, cost and performance.
- To investigate and resolve quality non-conformances and obtain an appropriate commercial resolution.
- To develop robust relationships with assigned UK and Global suppliers to support the needs of the business.
- To undertake commercial negotiations with assigned suppliers.
- To maintain the approved supplier database and investigate alternative suppliers in discussion with the Procurement Manager.
- To assist in the development and maintenance of a vendor rating scheme to monitor supplier efficiency and provide management information on which decisions can be made.
- To meet the Company's targets for cost control and efficiency improvements within the annual budget, short-term plan and monthly sales objectives.
- To support the development and maintenance of the purchasing module within the Company's ERP System.
- To develop and maintain, in conjunction with colleagues, stock control systems for assigned materials.
- To ensure adequate material stocks are held, to meet the needs of the business at minimum stocking cost.
- To support the development of the purchase ordering and goods receiving procedures to ensure compliance with relevant ISO procedures.
- To liaise with Engineering and Production Engineering on alternative supply specifications to ensure the Company adopts effective cost solutions.
- The Health & Safety of yourself and others in your area of control.
For further details regarding this fantastic opportunity, please forward a copy of your CV today and we will be happy to discuss the role and the company in more detail!
Todd Hayes Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the large number of applications, we receive I'm afraid we are unable to respond to everyone individually however your details will remain on file should another suitable opportunity become available moving forward.
If we can take your application further, we will of course be in touch.
Todd Hayes is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Todd Hayes Ltd