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!