Strategic Buyer

**Company Profile**

Working for a market leading manufacturing business with over 230 employees on site, they are poised for further growth and investment and seeking to recruit an experienced purchasing professional to join their Procurement team.

**Job Summary**

Responsible for leading all aspects of Sourcing, Tendering, Category Management and Supplier Relationship Management associated with a designated range of category suppliers. Driving product in, in conjunction with the Tactical Buying team, at optimum cost,on time and to the required quality standard.

**Role and Responsibilities**
- Responsible for managing all 4 types of tenders: revalidation requests, standard revalidation requests, tenders for new parts and tenders to restructure the supply base
- Liaise with Quality, Operations and Engineering to ensure quality standards are adhered too in relation to the supply of goods and services
- Manage the contract evaluation and tendering process
- Negotiate and track price reductions
- Support the Material Control team enabling them to raise all purchase orders within the required timeframe
- Optimisation of procurement settings to reduce manual intervention and control inventory
- Act as the first escalation route for the Material Control team where they are struggling to improve vendor performance specifically related to OTD and quality
- Map and develop the supply base
- Produce supplier performance reports
- Promote supplier relationship management and actively engage with key suppliers to address issues and identify potential opportunities
- Actively involved in NPI projects to ensure a robust Supply Chain is in place from initial launch to long term security of supply
- CIPS qualified ideally
- Strong Purchasing background with experience of procurement within a manufacturing/engineering environment
- Buying experience, with a proven track record of cost savings and vendor performance improvement
- Strong vendor management skills
- Ability to interpret technical drawings
- A passionate driver of continuous improvement activities

**Remuneration & Benefits**
- Competitive salary
- Life Assurance
- Company Sick Pay
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Early finish on a Friday