Senior Buyer

A fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Procurement professional to join a growing organisation as a Senior Buyer, responsible for sourcing and negotiating prices for materials, consumables, equipment and services.

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Buyer;

• Ensure relevant contracts are in place for key suppliers as assigned.
• Ensure that contracts are awarded based on appropriate competitive tendering and bidding.
• Manage relevant purchasing categories or supplier relationships.
• Source and negotiate prices for materials, consumables, equipment and services.
• Produces regular spend analysis reports as required by the business.
• Produce monthly departmental reports which monitors procurement KPI’s.
• Implement procurement strategies and improvements which will generate value for the company.
• Regularly update SAP records for the assigned purchasing groups and follows up on outstanding orders with suppliers.
• Ensure that compliance and quality records are maintained.
• Ensure purchasing information and supplier data is kept up to date.

Personal Specification of the Senior Buyer;

• Degree qualified or equivalent within a relevant discipline.
• Professional qualifications would be an advantage.
• Proven experience within a Strategic Procurement position.
• Knowledge of Sourcing and Supplier Management.
• Experience within a highly regulated Manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Enthusiastic and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Able to multi-task and manage own time effectively.
• Able to work under pressure and to set deadlines.

This role would also suit you if you have held a role as a Buyer, Senior Buyer, Strategic Buyer or Purchasing Controller.