Buyer

5 months ago


Peterborough, United Kingdom Optima UK Full time

**Job Title Commodity Buyer**

**Location Peterborough, Monday - Friday - 8-4.30, Office based**

**Salary up to £40,000 per annum**

The Role
- Develop and maintain commodity strategics for a specific range of commodities, ensuring that our client is kept up to date on marketplace commercial and technical developments as well as potential suppliers.
- Evaluating cost data and analysis forms and identifying any cost saving opportunities.
- Dealing with contractual negotiations with current and potential suppliers
- Understanding tools and techniques to close cost gaps and looking at value for money whilst maintaining existing supplier relationships
- Managing supplier performance
- Providing procurement and commercial input into cross-functional teams that effectively contributes to the organisation’s goals
- Working closely with the quality department
- Constantly striving for process improvement opportunities and focussing on ‘best practice’ initiatives
- Identifying supplier risk and develop risk mitigation strategies
- Lead and promote good supplier relationships
- Carry out any other duties required within the purpose of the job
- Experience of negotiating with suppliers
- Intermediate level for MS Excel with the ability to analyse data
- Experience of using ERP/MRP systems
- Excellent communication skills with results driven attitude
- Ability to work under pressure

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

**Salary**: £32,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 21702


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