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Buyer

Employer
Confidential
Location
Hinckley
Salary
Up to 40000.00 GBP Annual
Closing date
24 Aug 2022

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Specialist Area
Buyer
Sector
Manufacturing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Buyer

Location: Hinckley

Salary: GBP40k

Buyer - Job Role:

• Management of supplier relationships, identifying and implementing individual supplier strategies

• Search out new suppliers based on safety, quality, service and competitive pricing

• Identify and ensure suppliers standards are maintained for quality, supply, competitiveness, innovation and sustainability through bench marking activity

• Responsible for overseeing the management of end to end supply chain process for all products within their supplier base

• To monitor and report on product performance where required

• To monitor and manage stock turn, ensuring optimal level of stock is held, achieving service levels and stock value targets

• Secure new materials through meticulous review of risk analysis, negotiation, capacity monitoring

• Be involved in all new product initiatives requiring supplier sourcing

• Responsible for negotiating pricing and consistent supply with suppliers

• Analyse quotations & contracts, to ensure that proposals meet with the company s standards

• Responsible for negotiating, monitoring and attaining annual rebate targets with suppliers

• Be a proactive contributor to cross-functional teams concerned with product development, process improvement and cost reduction

• To provide timely and accurate communication to the wider business with regard to range, availability or profit changes within their supplier base always ensuring production schedules are achieved

• Ensure alignment between R&D and Manufacturing on sourcing strategies

• Pro-actively seek out areas of opportunity and savings through current and new supplier base while maintaining quality standards

• Initiates projects that eliminate non-value adding activities, increase quality and service and reduce costs

• Travel may be required to supplier facilities and plant manufacturing locations

Buyer - Person Requirements:

• Purchasing, supplier negotiation and supply chain management experience

• High Degree of Computer Literacy

• Ability to work to time pressures in a fast moving and rapidly changing market

• Enjoys and can successfully operate across different divisions & levels

• High level of financial awareness and ability to interpret and analyse complex data.

• Knowledge of furniture industry/production

• Awareness and evaluation of market changes and the ability to transition these changes into comprehensive financial and sourcing plans

• Highly credible commercially minded and skilled negotiator

• Excellent Communication skills

• Strong planning and organisational skills

• Ability to develop credible and longstanding partnerships

• Highly organised, ability to make informed decisions based on researched information

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