Category Buyer

Category Buyer
- Staffordshire
- 40-50k

The role is responsible for liaising with stakeholders in the group to formulate and execute business wide category strategies that deliver cost effective solutions for operational requirements and provide commercial services in respect to acquiring all materialsat the total lowest cost.
The role will build capability with their stakeholders to ensure supplier performance / productivity improvements in regard to the business quality, cost, delivery and risk targets.
The role will be required to have an in depth understanding of the supply market for each category to ensure that all opportunities for cost reduction are highlighted and delivered and will be responsible for managing the lifecycle from demand to pay.
Where deployed in the NPI Programme, the role is responsible for integrating the broader Purchasing and Supply Chain team into the programme, ensuring every part is managed effectively and undertaking commercial activity, as required.
It is imperative that the person in the role gain credibility with internal customers and persuade people to change/ or adhere to a certain strategic direction.
Strategy Development & Execution: Responsible for delivery of sourcing strategy for each category area and working with the key stakeholder in executing the projects.
Relationship & Business Integration: Â Working closely with the NPI, Engineering, Operational and Purchasing Category teams to ensure that the Purchasing activities required to support the launch of new machines and VAVE is professionally managed. Â Â
Teamwork & Self Development: Integrates with the BU operational and pricing teams and drives personal development.
Supply Base Management & Coordination: Â Have a detailed market knowledge of the supply base and ensure that the suppliers have communicated the business requirements and are working towards achieving them.
Strategic Development & Execution:
Establishes ways to identify and quantify opportunities to reduce the cost of products and services for each category area.
Awareness of technological and market changes which can result in delivering total cost improvements and implement best practise.
Liaise with stakeholders conducting an assessment of business requirements to ensure that they can deliver sourcing strategy plans.
Deliver robust implementation plans in line with the sourcing strategy. These plans should support, but not be limited to:
Effective early supplier engagement.
Cost Saving projects
Tendering
Contracting
Capacity management
Supplier performance targets
Monitors progress of strategies and modifies in line with the changing business environment.
Identify & implement supplier performance management measures, and manage these to ensure improvement. (QCRD)
Implement the supply contracts and service level agreements with all suppliers in line with the approved strategy. Â
Teamwork & Self Development:
Ensure that there is effective communication between all aspects of the supply chain function.
Addresses performance issues with supply base relating to their category delivery.
Understands the business performance requirements and effectively communicates to the supply base.
Provides support to the category managers as required.
Drives their personal development.
Business Management & Coordination:
Ensures adherence to and understanding of Purchasing policies and procedures.
Act on alerts created from the continuous risk assessment process and to ensure Business Continuity plans are in place with appropriate suppliers.
Work effectively their teams and other components of the supply chain, such as operational buying and materials managements to address performance issues with their suppliers where appropriate.
Supports the delivery and development of an annual Budgets (CMR).
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Demonstrate effective multi-functional team working
Influential dexterity
Conflict resolution ability
Results ownership
Good negotiation skills
Category & Supplier Management in a Global organisation
Cost and pricing management
Managing and implementing supply contracts
Performance & Change management
Financial awareness
Contracting and contract management
Purchasing in an Engineering and production environment
Holding and building relationships within a global and matrix organisation
Site Based, No wfh option

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