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Buyer – Lincoln - £23k-£30k

Chase & Holland are proud to be working with a market leading business based in Lincoln who are looking to recruit an experienced Buyer to join their team.

With the company growing at a rate of 25%-30% year on year, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly successful growing business in this varied and fast paced role.

Buyer Responsibilities:

* Maintaining key relationships with suppliers

* Negotiating prices with suppliers for new and existing products

* Ensuring goods are delivered on time and on spec

* Adhering to purchasing processes

* Remove and mitigate supply chain risks and constraints

* Work with peers and stakeholders as Purchasing representative on projects

* Introduce innovation through supplier networks

* Assertive, proactive and tenacious approach to delivering results & objectives

* Category analysis and development of market knowledge

* Raise purchase orders, requisitions and schedules as needed by the business

* Work with the sales/commercial team on customer tenders to ensure cost accuracy

* Have good commercial awareness

Key Requirements and Preferences:

* Ability to work under pressure

* Excellent negotiation and communication skills

* Be creative & organised with the ability to multi-task

* Confidence working as part of a team and independently

* Strong supplier management experience

* Ability to influence at all levels

* Own transport essential

Hours of work - Monday to Friday 8.00am to 5.00pm (30 mins lunch + 2 x breaks)

In return you’ll receive:

* 21 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (Raises with years of service)

* Pension scheme

* Free onsite parking

If you are interested in finding out about this exciting Buyer opportunity, click ‘apply now'.

Chase and 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 and IT recruitment and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire marketplaces

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