Senior Buyer

Beehive Recruitment are on the lookout for a Senior Buyer / Purchasing Manager in the Speke area of Liverpool.
We are working with a world renowed organisation who are recognised for thier expertise in pharmaceutical and chemical processing.
Details of the role are as follows;
* Previous experience of Procurement and Supply Chain Management at a senior level
* CIPS qualification desirable
* Previous experience within the Engineering sector highly desirable
* Strong understanding of supply chain management and analysis
* Manage supply chain performance and work closely with thier Operations and Quality team to ensure required performance is met
* Procuring a mixture of made-to-order engineered and off-the-shelf goods using Just-In-Time principles
* Strong commercial and negotiation skills
* Excellent communicator both internally and externally, providing feedback to thier supply chain and providing progress reports for internal stakeholders
* Experience of MRP and EBQ
* Office-based with work-from-home days and occasional travel to suppliers across the UK and Europe
* Work collaboratively with internal departments, such as Goods In, Engineering, Operations, and Sales
* Establish and improve new and existing long-term supplier relationships, with a focus on Cost vs Quality to maximise thier market opportunity
* Ability to identify risks to projects and implement risk mitigation techniques to minimise delays to live projects
* Managing Sage 200 procurement software
* Raising purchase orders, comparing order acknowledgement information against agreed quoted timeframes, and ensuring compliance with the agreed project budget
* Strive for continual improvement within Procurement and Goods In
* Supporting the Operations Manager on a day-to-day basis with procurement and goods in related activities
If you would like to be considered for this role, please click apply and one of our Team will be in touch within 48 hours

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