Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

Location:

Bristol (Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office)

About the role:

Our client, provide an end-to-end supply chain service delivering commodity and inventory savings. Due to continued growth, we are recruiting for a Buyer to work at their offices in North Bristol as part of a vibrant and dynamic team, committed to transforming procurement. Main

Duties & Responsibilities:

· Capture and analyse data on the existing supply chain, the commercial markets and potential new entrants to the market.
· Conduct basic supplier assessment to ensure the suppliers proposed to Acquisition and Contract Management are of sound standing both commercially and financially.
· Responsible for creating document packs for their Categories in conjunction with all Stakeholders.
· Identify areas in which improvements could drive out cost.
· Implement continual improvement tasks with suppliers to implement best practises, best value and lower costs.
· Tracking and reporting progress against Cost Base Reduction (C ).
· Identifying suppliers with the best capability to satisfy customer requirements.
· Assuring a disciplined approach for visibility of the right supplier performance metrics to optimise the support chain.
· Identify additional opportunities and actively develop mutually profitable relationships with suppliers
· Participate in every review of the Supplier Scorecards to nurture our supplier relationships.
· Support Strategic Supplier Negotiations.

Skills & Experience:

· Previous experience in a relevant Purchasing / Supply Chain environment.
· Ideally educated to HND / Degree Level or equivalent qualification in relevant subject, MCIPS qualified or working towards chartership. Professional and Ethical in Approach.
· Good Understanding of Supply Chain Management and Procurement, including Best Practice Purchasing and Sourcing Tools and Techniques. The successful candidate will be required go through a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance. Our client operates flexible start and finish times, have onsite car parking and have dress down and early finish on Friday's.