Buyer

2 months ago


Coventry, United Kingdom SF Recruitment Full time

SF recruitment are working with a leading private sector business based in Coventry, to recruit for a buyer on a fixed term contract basis for 10 months. We are keen to speak with applicants who have a good level of procurement experience & are available to start work as soon as possible.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Supporting both the Procurement & Supply Chain Manager and the wider procurement team to maintain agree and develop the global sourcing strategies.
- Representing the department / business in internal / external meetings
- Introducing or developing new strategic opportunities and implementing new improved ways of working
- Assisting in the ongoing development and training of new and junior colleagues
- Building and maintaining relationships with both suppliers and internal / external stakeholders
- Managing a portfolio of projects to achieve saving targets through supplier rationalisation and negotiation.
- Assist the Procurement & Supply Chain Manager in tender / benchmarking processes.
- Follow and promote the company procurement and quality procedures and demonstrate a high level of ethics and integrity in line with the ALS Code of Conduct.
- Reviewing data to identify trends where costs can be reduced both externally and internally.
- Occasional cover of tasks undertaken by the wider procurement team during periods of holiday / sickness or as required.

**Skillset Requirements**:

- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Strategic foresight
- Excellent numerical skills and the ability to work accurately with data
- Work effectively and enthusiastically as part of a team
- To be deadline conscious
- Able to implement and effectively work to a critical path, prioritise their workload, and ‘flex’ with the needs of the business.
- Comfortable to be challenged by a fast-paced role
- A proven innovative approach to problem solving.
- Capable of working unsupervised and able to use own initiative.
- Advanced level of MS Excel & Office competency
- Previous experience using SAGE (Current) and Oracle ERP (Launching soon)

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person


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