Indirect Buyer

4 months ago

Sunderland, United Kingdom Baltic Recruitment Services Full time

**Industry**
- Automotive & Manufacturing**Reference**
- ABIDBA_1705922935**Salary**
- Medical, Life Assurance, Pension, Additional Benefits**Benefits**
- Medical, Life Assurance, Pension, Additional Benefits**Job Type**
- Permanent**Job Location**
- Sunderland, Tyne and Wear**Description**

AESC UK are recruiting for an experienced Indirect Buyer to be part of one of the North East’s highest profile manufacturing plants.

They are an ambitious organisation and are looking for an equally ambitious and innovative Indirect Buyer to join the UK Purchasing function to support business development in an industry and organisation with high growth potential.

**Key Duties**:

- Build and maintain strong connections with Global Purchasing to identify strategies and to develop suppliers both globally and locally.
- Gather Market Intelligence, identify major categories, analyse current spend & develop an optimal Indirect Strategy Plan.
- Deliver the strategy through supplier relationships & multiple projects (CAPEX, Service, Energy, Maintenance, T&L contracts).
- Focus on & deliver strategic proactive tenders for the identified Indirect approved suppliers & purchase spend.
- Lead negotiations, supplier selection & align functional requirements i.e. cost challenges -15%, warranty, payment terms etc.
- Increase control & management of Service Contracts - e.g. best practice and avoid termination penalties; YOY cost reductions.
- Work with Indirect Purchasing Manager & internal functions to establish QCD targets, objectives and deliver against targets KPIs.
- Ensure day to day issues are managed with relevant plant personnel resulting in improved quality/logístical performance.
- Provide support to Purchasing Officer for continuous improvements in supplier quality & OTIF for indirect parts.
- When required manage release of Indirect Purchase Orders from SAP system.

**Key Skills, Experience & Qualifications Required**:

- You will ideally be educated to degree level and currently be working within an indirect Purchasing role within a manufacturing environment and will have built up experience of at least 5 years of supplier engagement, negotiation, and cost reduction.
- CIPS or MCIPS would be beneficial but not essential.
- Strong leader to influence, be able to work to tight deadlines, have a good sense of priority and have previous negotiation experience.
- Excellent communication skills are crucial to this role, as is the ability to build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- You should possess strong industrial awareness by investigating new supply markets to assess existing and new supplier capabilities to further strength cost reductions and supply rationalization.
- You must hold a full driving licence as some degree of travel may be required.

**The Package**:

- Market leading salary on offer.
- Office based hours which can be flexible depending on business needs.
- 26 days holiday (excl. bank holidays).
- Holiday Purchase and buy back scheme.
- Private Medical.
- Competitive Pension.
- Life Assurance.
- Cycle Scheme.
- Additional benefits.

For more information on the position with AESC UK Ltd, Please contact Adam Burnham, Senior Consultant:
T: 01325 731 060
M: 07841 776 205

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