Senior Buyer

Market-leading manufacturer requires a Senior Buyer to add strategic and operational procurement expertise to the business. The Senior Buyer will contribute to the development of procurement strategies, while being an escalation point to Buyers.

The Senior Buyer will join a successful and high-performing procurement team operating in a fast paced production manufacturing business. A new role for the organisation, the Senior Buyer will act as a bridge between the Procurement Manager and a team of Buyers while contributing to cost savings and managing their own suite of suppliers. This is an exciting full-lifecycle procurement role, in which the Senior Buyer will manage an international supply chain and have scope for further growth and progression within the business.

Specific duties of the Senior Buyer include:

• Ownership of assigned commodity spend area

• Drive improved performance of suppliers supporting UK site in terms of OTD/OTIF
• Contribute to cost reduction targets
• Contribute to supplier selection activities

• Serve as escalation point for team of Buyers with day-to-day queries

Senior Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Experience as a Senior Buyer, Strategic Buyer, Procurement Manager, Procurement Team Leader, Purchasing Manager etc.
• Previous experience working within a manufacturing or engineering business
• Familiarity with global supply chains
• Strong understanding of, and experience in MRP/ERP systems
• Ability look strategically at procurement processes and contribute to development of new SOP