Category Buyer
3 weeks ago
**Category Buyer**
**Stourport**
**£35,000 to £40,000**
**Monday to Thursday 8:00am to 4:30pm, Friday 8:00am to 1:00pm**
We are working with our client who is looking to expand their team and recruit a Category Buyer, due to an increased demand for their products and services. Our client is a world leader in engineering, and they offer expertise to their customers to solve their challenging technical problems.
**Main duties**:
- Negotiate the best total cost solutions for the categories under your responsibility
- Drive & deliver total cost savings in line with the departmental objectives and targets
- Lead tactical category procurement projects (engaging with internal customers)
- Identify opportunities
- Run tender process
- Analyse the benefit
- Make recommendations
- Implement and deliver the benefit
- Support supplier rationalisation programme, source and identify best total cost suppliers where required
- Deal with non-conformance forms
- Manage quarterly supplier reviews with suppliers
- Manage supplier audits - medium risk,medium value suppliers
- Set up and maintain part numbers
- Support the procurement manager on data gathering for strategic projects
**About you**:
- Strong English communications, Maths and MS Office skills specifically in Excel is required.
- Level 4 CIPS or willingness to study for CIPS beneficial
- Experience in management of categories
- Understanding of Procurement Processes
- Knowledge of IFS or Procurement Systems
- Ability to use Excel to analyse data to identify opportunities
- Strong negotiate skills (internally & externally)
- Ability to build good working relationships
- Performance driven and self motivated
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent
**Salary**: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Gym membership
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
**Experience**:
- Buying: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
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