Buyer

Buyer
Salary – DOE
Based – Rhyl
Job Description
Job Title:
· Buyer
Reporting To:
· Head of Procurement
Role Summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our clients newly formed procurement team and support the strategic sourcing activities for spend categories as designated within the company. You will be joining at a time when the business is focused to achieve significant cost reductions, while maintaining/improving product quality and supplier service levels.
This role will give you the opportunity to develop strategic partnerships, orchestrate and manage key contracts and participate on implementation of a sustainable procurement policy. This is a unique opportunity to own and shape supplier strategies, drive cost reduction, and liaise with multiple departments within the business.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
· Formulate annual plans for designated category of spend to achieve department cost reduction plans and year on year improvement
· Help manage and optimise our clients spend with external suppliers, generating added procurement value (Savings and Cost-Avoidance, VAVE, Should Cost)
· Help develop category negotiation strategies and drive those negotiations to achieve stated goals and objectives
· Remain current with market trends through relationships with suppliers and market
experts
· Identify and communicate new technologies and solutions to key problems in
the designated category spend areas
· Support cross-functional negotiating teams targeting key designated spend categories
· Collaborate effectively across different organisational levels, functions, businesses, and geographies to realise procurement goals and objectives.
· Track forecasted vs actual savings for the designated category and communicate performance against these measures and their potential budgetary impact.
· Manage Supplier performance via stakeholder feedback and performance-based metrics
· Drive best practice and change activities to ensure continuous improvement
· Work with business unit leaders to monitor and ensure contract compliance
· Identify potential new suppliers, regular reviews of current supplier performance and strategy
· Issue and manage RFQs to determine best value based on commercial, technical, supply and quality requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
Desirable
Graduate or equivalent
· Successful and proven 3-year track record of buying
· Strong ability to build relationships and networks with multiple functions and at leadership levels
· Strong analytical capabilities
· Able to demonstrate problem solving, good decision making and sound judgment
· Exceptional and proven negotiation skills
· Comfort/familiarity with constructing presentations, organisation communications, and business cases
· CIPS qualified (or working towards it)
· Higher level diploma in business related studies or Supplier Management/Purchasing
Technical Skills and Knowledge
· Exposure to manufacturing environment, basic understanding of technical terms, manufacturing processes and drawings