Buyer - Mandarin Speaker

2 weeks ago

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Butler Rose Ltd Full time

About the Company:
We have partnered with an established and market leading manufacturing business with a great reputation in their field.

Why join them?

This is a great opportunity to join a busy and flourishing organisation. You will have autonomy to negotiate and develop current and future relationships with suppliers and have a great impact on the business. They operate a hybrid modeal of 3 days on site and 2 days at home.

About the Role:
You will be responsible for the Procurement of good and services related to the business. You will be working with relevant internal stakeholders and suppliers to drive procurement operational excellence. You will procure materials using an MRP tool and understand what parts need to be purchased to support production at the best possible price.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

- Supplier negotiations and continually monitor, evaluate, and report on the performance of suppliers.
- Negotiate long term contracts, ensuring continuity of supply and that budget targets are maintained.
- Procure a variety of goods and services in accordance with company policies in an MRP/ERP environment.
- Provide a central contact point for multiple project teams to deliver the objectives for new product introduction projects.

What you can bring:

- Demonstrable experience of purchasing products and services ideally in a manufacturing setting
- Strong communication skills
- Fluency in Mandarin
- Able to demonstrate a dynamic track record within your current organisation.
- Computer literate (use of excel and word) and Purchasing systems
- Superb Stakeholder management skills
- Tenacious problem solver.

MCIPS qualification or working towards being MCIPS qualified would be advantageous but not essential.

Butler Rose Procurement is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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