I am recruiting for a Senior Buyer to join my client based in Thetford. This is a full time, permanent role where you are required to work full time on site with a condensed working pattern which includes an earlier finish on a Friday.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Influence key internal stakeholder relationships
Procurement of portfolio of materials, goods or services within a category
Identify and work with suppliers
Gather, analyse, interpret and act upon market intelligence
Gather and maintain purchasing records, supplier data and procurement contracts
Monitoring and forecasting inventory, determining purchasing needs and identify costs.
Maintaining raw material expenditure % to manufactured sales within the agreed target levels
Communicate to internal stakeholders as appropriate
Minimise risk to continuity of supply by carrying out supplier risk assessments for the portffolio's suppliers and implementing corrective actions as required.
Ensure supply agreements are based upon formal legal T&Cs
Other duties as required.
Requirements for the role:
Buying experience within a manufacturing environment
Task focused and organised
Ability to work independently
Strong communication skills and the ability to problem solve
Strong team player
CIPS qualified would be desired, however not essential. Study support is also supported and encouraged.
For more information on this role, please contact Emily at Pure