Strategic Buyer

Strategic Buyer – Eastwood – to £50000

Chase & Holland are excited to be partnering with a rapidly growing, family owned business who are looking to recruit a Strategic Buyer to join their team.
Reporting to the Head of Procurement, this newly created key role will see you manage and develop strategic supplier relations to help push the business forward.                                                                                                                
The business which has recently moved to brand new premises is going through a strong period of growth and it’s a very exciting time to join

In Return You’ll Receive:
10% Performance related bonus
33 days holiday inc bank holidays
CIPS study support and development
Death in service x3
Private healthcare after probation (Individual)
Pension scheme
Flexible/Hybrid working
Online discount platform
As the Strategic Buyer, you will be responsible for:
Working with existing and new suppliers to obtain quotations 
Initiating and managing tendering
Negotiating commercial conditions and implement agreements with suppliers
Developing sourcing strategies and analysing spends
Communicating with internal teams reporting delays and errors and report supply chain disruptions
Working pro-actively to find and identify solutions
Working closely with new product teams to source and negotiate best price and quality
Monitoring supplier performance
Working and leading projects
Collecting data as required and/or performing data analysis
Your working Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 4:30pm

Skills & Experience you require:
Experience within a similar role
Intermediate level of Excel knowledge
Previous knowledge of ERP systems
Ability to work with large amounts of complex data
Strong negotiations skills
Experience in organising and managing competitive tenders
If you are interested in finding out about this exciting Strategic Buyer opportunity, click ‘apply now'.

Chase and Holland acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in Finance, Supply Chain, HR and IT recruitment and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire marketplaces