Buyer

7 days ago


Northampton, United Kingdom Optima UK Full time

**Job Title: Buyer - Commodity**

**Full-time, Permanent position**

**Location: Peterborough/Northamptonshire (Full-time in the office)**

**Salary: £30,000 - £45,000per annum dependant on experience**

**Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:00am - 16:30pm**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop and maintain commodity strategies for a specific range of commodities, ensuring that the company is kept up to date on marketplace commercial and technical developments, as well as potential suppliers.
- Collaboration with other areas of the business on maintaining commodity strategies which meet the short and long term aims of the business.
- Evaluate cost data and quotation analysis forms and identify cost saving opportunities. Quickly assimilate supplier and the companies processes to positively impact Procurement performance.
- Confidently enter total cost and contractual negotiations with current and potential suppliers.
- Manage supplier performance through vessel launch and regular build, ensuring that Quality, Cost and Delivery performance are maintained at high levels. In addition, provide enthusiasm and passion for driving continuous improvement in these metrics.
- Understand and support the quality department in achieving full Quality Approval.
- Constantly strive for process improvement opportunities internally, as well as with the Supplier base, focusing on business ‘Best Practice’ initiatives.
- Identify supplier risk and develop robust risk mitigation strategies where necessary.
- Lead and promote good supplier relationships.

**Experience Required**:

- Educated to Degree level ideally
- CIPS qualified (preferred)
- Minimum 4+ years’ experience of working as a buyer in a manufacturing environment
- Experience of negotiating with suppliers
- Excel - Intermediate level with the ability to analyse data
- Experience using ERP/MRP systems (Syteline/INFOR preferred)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to Commute:

- Northampton, Northamptonshire (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Northampton, Northamptonshire: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person


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