Buyer – Wakefield - £25,000 - £30,000
We have a great opportunity for an experienced Buyer to work in a leading manufacturing company in their purchasing team.
The Buyer performs a functional role in a regional setting to support the Wakefield site with purchasing service strategy. This position will focus on the procurement of raw materials, semi-finished or finished goods and services from external sources of supply and will work to mitigate, or elevate where necessary, supplier quality, cost, and delivery issues.
Buyer Duties:
- Drive forward category strategies in supplier selection and development, including RFQs, benchmarking and capability analysis
- Support business KPIs - provide supplier performance feedback, recommendations and corrective actions
- Expedite supplier order acknowledgements
- Obtaining best price and terms for new contracts through negotiation
- Supplier relationship management
- Manage inbound supply, expedites, reschedules and cancellations, minimising risk to the business
- Support customer orders, production planning and new enquiries
- Review MRP system to ensure that the data is correct including correct vendor details, agreed safety stock, MOQ, lead times and component pricing
Hours: Full time Monday – Friday
Required skills & experience:
- Be able to demonstrate successes in developing supplier relationships and managing vendor performance
- Be a good team-player but equally capable of operating under his/ her own initiative
If you would like to discuss this Buyer role in more detail, then do get in touch with Lewis at Elevation Recruitment Group now!