Buyer

Posted yesterday by Elevation Recruitment Group

Location:
Wakefield
Salary/Rate:
£30,000 - £35,000/annum

Buyer – Wakefield - £30,000 - £35,000

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Buyer to work in a leading manufacturing company within their purchasing team.

The Buyer performs a functional role in a regional setting to support the Wakefield site with purchasing service strategy. This position will focus on the procurement of raw materials, semi-finished or finished goods and services from external sources of supply and will work to mitigate, or elevate where necessary, supplier quality, cost, and delivery issues.

Benefits:

  • 23 days holiday + bank holidays (rising with years of service)
  • Life cover (3 x salary)
  • Pension
  • Free onsite parking
  • Internal development opportunities

Buyer Duties:

  • Drive forward category strategies in supplier selection and development, including RFQs, benchmarking and capability analysis
  • Support business KPIs - provide supplier performance feedback, recommendations and corrective actions
  • Expedite supplier order acknowledgements
  • Obtaining best price and terms for new contracts through negotiation
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Manage inbound supply, expedites, reschedules and cancellations, minimising risk to the business
  • Support customer orders, production planning and new enquiries
  • Review MRP system to ensure that the data is correct including correct vendor details, agreed safety stock, MOQ, lead times and component pricing

Hours: Full time Monday – Friday (Flexi time)

Required skills & experience:

  • Be able to demonstrate successes in developing supplier relationships and managing vendor performance
  • Be a good team-player but equally capable of operating under his/ her own initiative

If you would like to discuss this Buyer role in more detail, then do get in touch with Lewis at Elevation Recruitment Group now!

Type:
Permanent
Contract Length:
N/A
Job Reference:
PSLS-37362
Job ID:
222556059
Applications:
Less than 10

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