Buyer

Job Summary by the careerbalance.co.uk Team:

30Job Description:Buyer – Burton-on-Trent – Circa £28,000
Chase & Holland are excited to be working with a rapidly growing manufacturing business as they look to recruit an experienced Buyer to join their team.

As Buyer, you will work within a large and supportive team and you will be responsible for ensuring availability of materials, negotiating best costs with suppliers and ensuring quality standards are maintained.

In Return You’ll Receive:

• CIPS study support and development
• Profit share and performance bonus scheme
• Attendance bonus scheme
• Flexible working hours
• Bupa Healthcare (Dental & Optical cover)
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays + 3 paid volunteer days + the option to purchase an additional 5 days per year
• Free off road parking
• Pension Scheme
• Free fruit, tea and coffee

Buyer Responsibilities:

• Supporting Product Management by sourcing suppliers for own developed, bespoke products ensuring the best cost and quality are achieved
• Management of supplier OTIF by reviewing and implementing improvement plans, negotiating service level agreements and monitoring performance
• Deliver cost reduction initiatives, delivering sustainable gross margin improvements through negotiation and resourcing of product through global sourcing
• Develop, communicate and implement sourcing strategies and supplier base
• Sourcing of new suppliers ensuring conformance to quality standards and expectations
• Audit supply chains and conduct risk management for supply chain suitability
• Continuous improvement focus on supply chain best practice, focusing heavily on improving customer satisfaction
• Negotiate contracts and tenders with suppliers
• Continuous review of products working with Product Design and suppliers to re-engineer products delivering improved product and costs
• Actively review the supply base to rationalise and build a strategic, reliable and efficient supply base

Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday

Required Skills & Experience:

• Good technical systems skills, including Excel (Pivot tables & Vlookups)
• 3+ years Purchasing experience within a fast moving environment
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Successful management of numerous global suppliers, building strong relationships and partnerships

If you are interested in finding out about this exciting Buyer opportunity, please click ‘apply now’.
Chase & Holland acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in finance, supply chain, HR, IT and office support recruitment and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire.Location: West Midlands, Burton-on-Trent