Procurement - Senior Buyer

2 weeks ago


Maidstone, United Kingdom Group 1 Automotive UK Full time

**Group 1 **Automotive**

Procurement - Senior Buyer

Group 1 Automotive are a growing enterprise, working with numerous prestige and volume brands in the automotive industry. It is an exciting time to join Group 1 Automotive as we continue to grow from strength to strength and acquire more dealerships around the South East.

We are recruiting for a new Procurement - Senior Buyer to join our Head Office team based out of our in Maidstone

About our requirement

You will be hands on in nature and have a keen eye for detail. You will be supporting our Procurement Manager across all brands liaising with Group stakeholders.

You will be looking to further your career within a financially secure and progressive organisation which values and rewards talented people who work extremely hard.

Key Responsibilities:

- Maintain and influence a network of contacts across the business, industry and supplier base.
- Negotiate with suppliers to enable us to deliver on best value
- To carry out contract administration responsibilities where applicable.
- Support the Procurement Manager in developing and implement procurement processes
- Manage relationships with new and existing internal senior stakeholders and suppliers
- Supporting Procurement Manager with continuous improvement of procurement processes
- Purchasing planning, scheduling and forecasting
- Identifying and proposing alternative sources of supply where necessary
- Solving potential supply issues and manage these issues to minimise their effect on the overall business.

If you recognise yourself in the description above, we want to meet you to discuss how you can help Group 1 achieve its exciting objectives in the UK and how we can help you achieve complete job satisfaction and career development.

About us

The Group 1 Automotive network is a well-established and growing automotive group in the UK, with offices also in America. Group 1 Automotive is the 7th largest dealer group in the UK. All dealerships in the Group 1 Automotive network offer fantastic career opportunities, state of the art resources, training and competitive earnings packages.

Group 1 Automotive Employees also benefit from: Company Pension, Company Car Scheme, Long Service Holiday Reward, Company Benefits Scheme, Enhanced Maternity Policy, Your Birthday Off



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