Senior Buyer

**Role
- Senior Buyer**
**Salary
- £60,000 - £65,000 (D.O.E) **
**Type
- Permanent**
**Location
- Swansea**My client designs and manufactures a range of products within the clean technology and environmental sectors.They are rapidly growing as an organisation and are looking for a creative and ambitious Senior Buyer to join their team in Swansea on a permanentbasis.This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to expand on their Engineering Buyer skills within a growing company with opportunity for progression and growth.
**The Senior Buyer will ideally have the following attributes**: - Formal qualification in Engineering (HNC/ HND/ Degree) or have the equivalent work experience with transferable skills
- Previous experience of contract and cost negotiation and reduction
- Be confident in developing professional relationships
- Being able to read from electro / mechanical engineering drawings
- Any experience within Project Management is desirable
- CIPS qualification is an advantage but not essential
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Be able to work well alone as well as part of a team
- Previous line management experience is an advantage

**The Senior Buyer role will involve**:

- Managing and developing the Supply Chain to cost and delivery targets for components and products
- Working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Identifying areas for continuous improvement
- Achieving personal annual cost reduction targets
- Managing a supplier portfolio
- Minimizing inventory
- Establishing key relationships with stakeholders
- Managing the implementation of supply chain projects
- Identifying suitable suppliers for manufacture of components
- Negotiating preferential commercial terms

Many thanks, Premier Group