Junior Buyer / Buyer - £35K
- Employer
- 1st Executive
- Location
- England, Bedfordshire
- Salary
- £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits Package
- Closing date
- 25 Jul 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Buyer
- Sector
- Energy & Utilities
- Function
- Buyer
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Junior Buyer / Buyer - £35k - Bedfordshire / Cambridgeshire
Are you an ambitious individual looking to fast-track your career in Procurement? Our client, a leading UK 'Blue-Chip', is looking to recruit a Junior Buyer / Buyer within their Procurement function. This is a fantastic development role for an individual with procurement experience, and with a desire to fast-track their career in a Procurement function undergoing significant transformation and up-skilling.
Role:
The jobholder will support a Procurement Leader, and will assist with the procurement of Goods & Services on a site basis. With a large pipeline of imminent projects this is a fantastic opportunity to develop a range of Procurement skills including spend analysis, market research, supplier identification, contract negotiation, as well as post-contract supplier performance and contractual adherence. The jobholder will be expected to lead the procurement of low to medium complexity and risk, goods and services and will have responsibility for your own category of materials or spare parts. Furthermore, the jobholder will use Excel and Power Point to create MI and reporting packs for presentation to key stakeholders.
Experience:
This is an excellent opportunity to enter the procurement function of a prestigious 'Blue-Chip' organisation. Ideally you will have a desire to undertake the CIPS qualification, and to pursue procurement as a career:
- Demonstrates some experience of operating in a Junior Buyer or Buyer capacity
- Experience of using e-sourcing tools
- Analytical and logical nature, highly numerate with demonstrable experience of using Excel
- Confident communicator with an engaging personality
- Ideally Degree qualified
If you are interested to discussing the Junior Buyer / Buyer role, please give Brad Mills a call on 01483 212 190 / brad.mills@1st-executive.com or apply below.
Company
1st Executive
1st Executive are the forefront of 'Search' within the Procurement sector operating UK & Europe wide. Our focus in in interim management and permanent recruitment ranging from Senior Buyers through CPO's
At 1st Executive we understand that businesses are driven by people. We work in partnership with our clients to ensure that they improve the performance of their organisation through the right people. Our clients are organisations who are widely regarded as the most attractive to work for in their sector, consisting of FTSE 100 / Global 500 organisations as well as dynamic , growing consultancies. They are diverse in their sectors, covering FMCG, Financial Services, Manufacturing and Technology to name a few.
Our approach is professional, knowledgeable and above all, successful. This is why we are the partnership of choice for many of the UK's most prestigious organisations when it comes to finding the right person for the job.
- Website
- http://www.1st-executive.com/
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 84321 630 30
- Location
-
Connaught House
Portsmouth Road
Ripley
Surrey
GU23 7JY
United Kingdom
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