The Senior Buyer role will be responsible for the management of new tenders through our supply chain from enquiry to production order launch.
This role requires a detail orientated professional, who possesses excellent communication and relationship building skills, coupled with the ability to work under a somewhat time pressured environment to satisfy production demands.Client Details
My client are a renowned award-winning business of solutions to many of the most successful and companies worldwide, employing more than 200 people in the west midlands and continuing its growth path
Description
Build and maintain supplier relationships, providing clear communication on day to day procurement activities.
Work with suppliers when reviewing tenders to ensure correct information is sent and best solution provided upon tendering
Liaise with wider PP team when making supplier selection decisions
Be clear and concise when reviewing tenders with Procurement/Commercial and have the ability to offer multiple business cases to offer the customer the best supply chain solution to meet their needs
Ability to liaise with PP customers as applicable when making supply chain decisions and support both the Procurement and Commercial Manager as appropriate
Escalate issues that cannot be resolved within the wider team to the Procurement Manager.Profile
Experience with fast paced strategic procurement ideally from manufacturing
To work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to establish and maintain working relationships.
Engage in training/team building exercises to promote cross functional working
Support/facilitate project work when required
Demonstrate core values of the business Job Offer
Salary up to £45k
Simply Health - Medical cover (cash towards dentist, optical etc)
Death in Service and Terminal illness cover x1 Annual Salary
25 Annual Leave + 1 extra day to cover birthday plus Bank Holidays
5% Matched Pension
CIPS support or any other learning post 12-week probation pass