Category Buyer

3 weeks ago


StourportonSevern, United Kingdom Redwood Search Recruitment Agency Worcester Full time

**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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