Strategic Buyer

WB Power Service is proudly part of The Wilmott Group and is a leading generator specialist that provides solutions, maintenance, sales and hire to customers across the UK.

We are a family owned and run business and truly hold our values at the heart of everything we do offering a unique and friendly place of work; whilst maintaining the highest of professional standards.

• Obtain quotations from existing and new potential new suppliers.
• Initiate and manage tendering activities.
• Negotiate with suppliers regarding all commercial conditions.
• Qualify BOM's / sourcing requests in collaboration with the business.
• Negotiate and implement agreements with suppliers.
• Perform spend analysis and develop sourcing strategies.
• Provide support to Purchasing team in case of escalations.
• Communicate any difficulties or delays back to the business through agreed channels.
• Proactively seek and identify solutions and propose those to business / line manager.
• Escalate any compliance issues to line manager without delay.
• Maintain master data on system(s) and in other locations.
• Source and negotiate in support for new parts introduction.
• Process new supplier / existing supplier change requests.
• Report Supply Chain disruptions.
• Monitor supplier performance.
• Lead projects
• Perform data analysis and/or collect data as required by line manager.
• Take full ownership of the Procurement action plan.
• To perform any other duties as requested.

• Procurement or supply/chain related qualifications such as CIPS is required.
• Manage and develop strategic Supplier relationships.
• Analyse complex data and develop strategic plans.
• Manage and negotiate contracts.
• Organise and manage competitive tenders.
• Minimum of 3 year's experience in similar positions.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is essential.
• Experience with any major ERP system (Protean knowledge would be ideal).
• Proven stakeholder management skills.

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• 22 days holidays plus statutory.
• Death in Service
• Comprehensive assistance programme.
• Private healthcare after probation period.

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Onsite parking
• Private medical insurance

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

• Heanor: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

• CIPS (preferred)