Buyer

5 months ago


Preston, United Kingdom The Best Connection Employment Group Full time

The Best Connection are recruiting for a Buyer to work with one of our manufacturing companies in Bamber Bridge

**About the job**:
**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for all indirect spend categories across the business at a functional level.
- Liaise with suppliers regarding quotations/tenders and manage through to end purchase.
- Place orders for a range of support functions to support day-to-day activity in line with purchasing guidelines.
- Maintain relationships with suppliers to coordinate on-time deliveries to support both immediate and longer-term business needs.
- Manage expectations of internal stakeholders in relation to ongoing demands.
- Lead negotiations with approved suppliers to evaluate and compare total cost of procurement to ensure best value.
- Act as a key liaison between supply base and employees.
- Develop relationships with key stakeholders to understand their ongoing procurement needs.
- Generate, negotiate, deliver and manage supply agreements in accordance with agreed criteria.
- Manage supplier performance.
- Liaise with senior management to understand strategic business needs in relation to indirect spend.
- Provide evaluation and recommendation on continuous improvement of processes.
- Assist with tracking and analysis of key performance indicators.
- A variety of other duties relevant to the role.

**Person Specification**:

- Degree level or CIPS qualification (working towards)
- Experience of indirect purchasing, ideally within FMCG operations.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office including intermediate/advanced Excel skills.
- Thorough understanding of tools and systems that support procurement and contract management.
- Proven track record of managing projects, successfully resolving issues and utilising internal network and relationships to reach solutions.
- Ability to adapt to changes and make operational and commercial decisions in a changing environment.
- Proactive in identifying both short-term savings and longer-term opportunities to add value.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Broad stakeholder management experience and ability to influence at all levels.

**Benefits**:

- 23 days holiday + bank holidays
- Great work life-balance - Flexible working options - Working from home on Fridays
- Attendance voucher scheme - up to £375 per year in Love2Shop vouchers to reward attendance (applicable after 12 months service)
- Company pension - including employer contributions up to 4.5%
- On-site canteen
- Free parking

Hours of work:
Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 4.45pm

Friday 8.30am - 1.45pm (homeworking)

36.25 hours a week

Start and finish times are negotiable

**Benefits & Requirements**:

- Hourly rate as above (not age dependent)
- 28 days Paid Annual Leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holiday)
- Canteen
- Carer Reward Scheme
- Flexible working hours
- Pension Scheme



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