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Senior Buyer
Burton-on-Trent

"You have to take your own bold approach, and if you do you will be rewarded with success." Steven Moffat

We have the privilege to be working with one of the best known and loved brands and better than that, we have an opportunity for an outstanding individual to join them as a senior buyer. You will be working in a high performance business culture which strives to innovate and has a huge commitment to research and development.

The Role:

The senior buyer will be pivotal to supporting the organisations progress; this will involve independently undertaking contract and tendering activities, working closely with internal stake holders to ensure best value for money as well as category management and procurement of a selection of goods and services.

On a day to day basis this will involve close liaison with suppliers, identification of cost reduction strategies, developing purchasing strategies and procedures and assisting key stakeholders throughout the business.

About You:

We're looking for someone who's CIPS qualified sorry, but this one's a must.

We're looking for someone who's worked in a manufacturing environment and is experienced in indirect procurement as well.

You'll need to be flexible in your approach, ready to adapt to new ways of working and driven by continual improvement.

The Offer:

£35,000 Basic Salary
33 Days Holiday
Extensive career progression opportunities
Industry leading training and personal development support
Pension contribution and Employee discount scheme

If this sounds like a bit of you, then please get in touch, give me a call on or send me your CV and salary expectations. Let's start the conversation and let's see if we can find you your dream move.

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