Junior Buyer

**Job Description**:
Do you have a positive and effective interaction at various levels with customers?????
Can you work closely with operations, sourcing and the finance department to be key to a successful managent of the role??

**Exciting new opportunity for a junior buyer to join our client in Burton On Trent**

**Hours**:Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
**Salary**:£25,000 PA

**Main Purpose**
- Support the development of the categories and delivery of required business objectives.- Undertake strategic sourcing activities in line with business practice ensuring that these are undertaken with due regard to business policy and legal requirements.- Proactively manage both internal and external stakeholders in terms of meetings and communications to ensure a high level of commitment is secured during the sourcing process and implementation, promoting the effective management of suppliers to sustain value throughout the life of the contract.- Undertake supply market research to ensure that the required participants and products/ services are continually in scope and undertake financial analysis to ensure that best value is achieved at all times.- Proactively manage the post-contractual environment to ensure that all terms and conditions are being applied and related benefits secured.- Meet business contractual, savings and participation objectives are met on a continual basis. Where these are not being met, provide, and deliver a plan to meet said objectives.- To manage risks and conflicts to derive benefits for both public and private customers- To assume responsibility for the execution of your categories in the overall workplan.- Support as required the development and delivery of the procurement Strategy across the team.- Define and manage key supplier relationships to deliver breakthrough performance in cost, service, and quality, including technical input to negotiations on strategically significant contracts and negotiation and management of third-party service providers.- Work to achieve agreed annual departmental cost savings targets for the annual budget process.**Skills, Experience and Qualifications**
- Good level proficiency in MS Office including Office 365.- Some knowledge of ERP, CRM and MRP systems would be an advantage.- “Cloud” and other digital data storage systems.- Good stakeholder management skills (internal and external)- Ability to prioritise own workload within a complex environment with changing priorities and deadlines. Skills to manage multiple priorities and commitments with strong diary management skills.- Ability to analyse, evaluate and recommend supplier quote returns- Ability to negotiate.-
- Develop appreciation of the range of procurement categories- Competent Project Manager- Previous experience in a similar role is advantageous.- Proactive and positive approach with a can-do attitude-
- Highly organised with a thorough approach to work.- Integrity and ability to manage confidential information.- Flexible and receptive to change.