Buyer Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer
£Yolk Recruitment is excited to present an exceptional opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join a dynamic manufacturing business that leads its field. You'll play a lead role in a team of buyers and assistant buyers, supporting with guidance to others in addition to your own hands on activities, and will benefit from playing a role in shaping the strategic direction of procurement, seeing your ideas realised with further opportunities to develop your career ahead.

Develop and execute procurement strategies aligned with company objectives.
Ensure timely delivery of components to operations, in collaboration with S&OP planning.
Manage supply chain data, analyse key performance indicators, and report findings.
Nurture relationships with existing suppliers, overseeing performance and issue resolution.
Expedite deliveries from vendors as needed.
Conduct market analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
Collaborate across teams to understand requirements and provide procurement solutions.
Procure raw materials, components, and necessary goods.
Monitor inventory levels and track deliveries for on-time receipt.
Evaluate supplier performance and ensure contractual compliance.
Identify and implement cost-saving measures in procurement processes.
Attend project progress meetings.
Maintain accurate procurement records.
Drive adoption of supply chain processes and procedures.
Participate in necessary training activities.Proven purchasing experience in a fast-paced engineering manufacturing environment.
Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations (CIPS).
Membership of an appropriate purchasing professional body.
Advanced Excel knowledge
Commercially awareness, financial understanding and cost control.
Competitive salary
Professional training and development
Career opportunities in an expanding business
Exposure to a complex supply chain, project management and the opportunity to develop your experience working on strategic projects.
If you're an experienced Buyer, Senior or Lead Buyer or Manager looking for career opportunity in a dynamic, growing company, apply now

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