£36K/yr to £39K/yr
East Lindsey, England
Permanent, Variable

Category Buyer

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Are you a Procurement Officer looking for a new role? Looking for a role that will develop your skills whilst giving you the autonomy to make decisions and implement change?

You've found it.

Joining as Category Buyer, you'll become part of a family run business that is one of the UK's largest providers of workwear solutions and cleanroom consumables. You'll develop and be responsible for the contracting of the strategic category of raw materials, driving improvements in cost, quality, and availability in order to generate and maximise business unit margin.

Salary – Up to£39,000pa + Bonus

Location: Skegness, Lincolnshire with the option to apply for the flexible working policy

Job Type: Permanent / Full Time / Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Benefits: 30 days' annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days for loyalty service, Company Sick Pay scheme, A generous yearly bonus paid every January, to all staff.

The Role

You'll lead product category and project reviews via market analysis, tenders, contract negotiations and successful implementation of supplier relationships as well as administer and monitor purchase orders and contractual arrangements.

You'll alsoraise and issue purchase orders to suppliers and conduct assessments and reviews of supplier performance against KPIs, identifying opportunities within existing commercial/contractual terms to negotiate and re-contract supplier agreements. Overall - identifying cost saving opportunities.

Skills We Look for

Already working towards or a desire to complete a Procurement related qualification.

Experience in undertaking competitive tendering exercises, including the use of Request for Quotation and Request for Proposal documentation.

Use of MRP systems.

So, if you are looking for a new position within procurement and want your work to be valued and rewarded by your employer, stop scrolling and hit the apply button!