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Buyer - Services & Materials

Employer
Elevation Recruitment Group
Location
United Kingdom
Salary
25000.00 - 28000.00 GBP Annual
Closing date
31 Oct 2021

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Specialist Area
Buyer
Sector
Manufacturing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
The Buyer is a new position for a leading assembly and fabricator based in Ilkey. The Head of Function wants the successful candidate to take responsibility for the indirect services for the facility as well as support with material commodities.

There is a huge amount of knowledge in the business and they will help you and guide you on this, giving you all the support you need.

As the Buyer, you'll be building and developing relationships with the existing suppliers.
You will conduct benchmarking activities to ensure you are getting the best services at the best quality and price.

You will inherit processes and governance to manage KPI's that monitor supplier performance and establish contracts with metrics designed to protect the business.

The job is highly numerical, you'll need to scrutinise the numbers understand and challenge price increases, and use historical data to support this.

Key duties:

> Build supplier relationships; conduct negotiations regarding pricing, contracts and quotations in accordance with company policies.
> Develop project plans to ensure the company's purchasing goals are met.
> Interface with suppliers, lead where necessary supplier meetings to monitor service, cost, delivery and quality
> Negotiating improved terms of business with key current suppliers, whilst researching, developing and evaluating new suppliers on a truly global scale.
> Monitor and report upon supplier performance, liaise with quality assurance on supplier status, produce monthly reporting on all of the above as required by Departmental Manager.
> Manage performance improvement activities with the suppliers.

Background:

> Ideally you'll be a graduate with a couple of years' industry experience.
> You're ambitious and tenacious.
> Someone who finds solutions for every problem.
> You're a natural communicator who can build trust.
> You can network internally, identify key stakeholders and you always deliver both internally and externally.
> Preferably a manufacturing background with a proven record of purchasing production materials or commodities; however, other disciplines with a wish to move into manufacturing will definitely be considered.

Salary:
> Up to GBP28,000 + package

If you want to discuss this position in more detail, please contact Carl Walker at Elevation Recruitment Group.

Elevation Recruitment Group's Procurement and Supply Chain division work with a vast range of businesses across Yorkshire and Humberside, Lincolnshire and East Midlands regions.

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