Category Buyer

6 months ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom NRG Full time

**Job Details**:

- **Posted**: about 5 hours ago
- **Location**: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- **Job Type**: Permanent
- **Salary**: £25,728 - £29,856
- **Discipline**: Supply Chain & Procurement
- **Function**: Category Manager/Category Analyst
- **Job Ref**: 36801

**About the role**:
We are currently looking for a **Category Buyer** to join our client, an **award-winning, high performing, academic **institution based in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

As a **Category Buyer**, you will be responsible for providing a professional, customer-focused and effective buying service for the assigned categories.

**Salary: £25,728 - £29,856**
**Responsibilities**
- Facilitate the purchasing process from receipt of requirement to placement of the purchase order ensuring that all relevant approvals are in place
- Provide operational support to the Category Manager with category specialist purchases and requests
- Support the category manager in running the supplier relationship management process for their selected contracts
- Contribute to the finance strategy, by organising, planning and prioritizing own work activities and the work of others where appropriate, to ensure short, medium and long term objectives are achieved
- Develop and maintain a specialist knowledge and expertise of own area of responsibility, providing guidance to others as appropriate

**Required Experience**
- Detailed understanding of procurement processes
- Experience of delivering operational purchasing support
- Experience in contract renewal process
- Experience dealing with suppliers on a transactional level
- Understanding of supplier relationship management processes

**Benefits**
- 35 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Excellent employer pension contributions
- Learning and development opportunities
- Discounted travel
- Nurseries and childcare discounts


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