The Company
Our client is a rapidly expanding, complex manufacturing business that makes bespoke products. They have been growing at pace in recent years and as such, are looking to extend their Purchasing Team with a French speaking Senior Buyer.
The Opportunity
The Senior Buyer will have the following key responsibilities:
- Procurement responsibility for all Indirect spend on site, including Subcontract, MRO, FM, Capex, Consumables etc
- Supplier relationship management, identifying opportunities for rationalisation/cost reduction/avoidance
- Supplier/-cost negotiations and performance management, contract renewals/retenders
- Business partnering internal stakeholders at other Group sites (UK, Europe)
- Identifying opportunities to drive procurement best process/practice, introduce new systems to drive efficiencies
About You
The ideal Senior Buyer will have/be
- A fluent French speaker
- Strong procurement background, ideally gained from within manufacturing/engineering
- Accustomed to managing multiple areas of spend
- Excellent attention to detail, technically minded, strengths in supplier relationship management
- Proactive, positive can-do attitude, with a continuous improvement mindset
- Adaptable to the changing requirements and priorities within the business
- Resilient, strong communicator, confident in challenging and engaging cross functionally with stakeholders of all levels
- Willing to travel to Europe periodically