Senior Buyer

4 weeks ago

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Working Solutions Recruitment Full time

**SENIOR BUYER**

Global market leader in the design, build and installation of remarkable safety and protection products well-received by Fortune 500 companies internationally are looking to hire an experienced 'hands on’ Senior Buyer to be responsible for sourcing all productsfor the UK business for multiple Markets.

Your focus is to drive overall Value by optimizing Quality, Service, Cost, and Inventory through building close partnerships with existing as well as new suppliers. This position is committed to timely and efficient launching of new products, activatingalternative sources, negotiating purchasing agreements, conducting bids, etc. to meet the Company’s short
- and long-term business plans.

Additionally, this position may have day to day buying accountability for assigned component and material categories for select markets as well as responsibility for managing other personnel.

**WHAT YOU'LL DO**
- Build the Company’s global supply chain to deliver optimal Value to our customers and the Company
- Foster a culture of customer advocacy and maintain an external focus
- Implement a strategic sourcing strategy to identify, select, qualify, and manage supplier partners
- Manage the Top suppliers including raising purchase orders for them
- Set up and action more competitive negotiating with new and existing suppliers to achieve real cost savings
- Deliver value from your suppliers globally through close collaboration, value engineering projects, work process streamlining, systems enhancements, etc. while ensuring healthy partnering relationships
- Maintain Quality Management standards through your suppliers
- Collaborate internally and externally with a "One Team" mentality through regularly scheduled and ad hoc interactions
- Integrate with Product Development, Sales, Finance, and other Operations groups using a cross functional approach to successfully launch new products and serve customer needs
- Execute all product sourcing and procurement work processes with integrity and excellence while continuously driving improvements
- Develop and monitor key performance metrics including On-time and In-full Deliveries, Defect Rates, Purchase Price Variance, Inventory Levels, Freight Cost, On-time Payment, etc.
- Develop and maintain program schedules to achieve critical timeline dates
- Communicate in an effective and timely manner
- Establish "internal customer" relationships with Product Development to support new product launches, qualify primary and alternate sources, complete Value Engineering programs, etc.
- Harness suppliers’ capabilities and resources to augment and optimize the Company’s productivity (e.g. Product Development, Customer Order Fulfillment, etc.)
- Supervise and develop the capability of assigned Sourcing and Purchasing team members

**ABOUT YOU**
- Qualifications in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics, Engineering, or related disciplines
- 10+ total years progressive career growth in strategic procurement, sourcing, and inventory management with a portion of the time in managerial roles
- Procurement background in commodities such as aluminum, stainless steel, galvanized steel, plastic extrusion, injection molding, têxtiles, fiber glass, and concrete are a plus
- Global procurement leadership responsibilities with deep experience working with suppliers and a proven track record of creating sourcing strategies that resulted in significant cost savings
- Experience working with a mainstream Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tool - e.g. Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, etc.

You’ll be joining a "rave worthy" business where you’ll feel empowered to make an impact and contribute to the success of this high growth well-respected company that values innovation, communication, quality, and teamwork.If you're looking for an interestingand rewarding career working within a professional friendly team that's fully committed to a common goal, this is a great opportunity to join a global organisation in the busy construction / manufacturing space.

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