Buyer
- Employer
- Macildowie Associates
- Location
- Carlisle, Cumbria
- Salary
- 27000 - 29000
- Closing date
- 15 Jul 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Buyer
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Buyer / Senior Buyer
Location: Carlisle
"The customer is the most important part of the production line." Unknown
Macildowie are pleased to be working with a leading global brand to bring you an opportunity for a Buyer or Senior Buyer. As part of ongoing business change, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced buyer to join this brilliant employer in a development capacity to assist the current procurement manager in his duties. You will have a broad range of responsibilities which, combined with the mentoring and training our client provide, will offer a fantastic opportunity to take your career to the next level and develop your professional skills.
The Role:
You will be in a business-critical role within the organisation providing support to the wider purchasing function acting as the expert in the procurement of industrial services, new machinery and spares.
This will involve undertaking contract and tendering activities, working with internal stakeholders to deliver best value and service. You will support the business by identifying cost saving opportunities, managing supplier performance to build relationships and resolve issues as well as analysis of data trends to help build the wider procurement strategy.
About You:
We're looking for someone with procurement experience as a buyer in a manufacturing environment, preferably within a large organisation. We're looking for someone who's had both indirect and direct procurement experience and be able to demonstrate a strong legal knowledge around understanding, writing and checking commercial contracts and agreements.
You'll be a capable negotiator, relationship builder and flexible in your approach. We are looking for a CIPS qualification ideally, but it's not essential. We're also looking for strong IT skills including Excel and SAP
The Offer:
-£27,000 - £29,000 Basic Salary
-Company Pension Scheme
-Company Bonus Scheme
-33 Days Holiday
-Employee Discount Scheme
If this sounds like a bit of you, then please get in touch, email me your CV and salary expectations or give me a call on . Let's start the conversation and let's see if we can find you your dream move. I'm looking forward to speaking to you.
Tom Mulholland
Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majority of the region's premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at http://www.macildowie.com.
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