Category Buyer
1 day ago
* Hybrid role
- Temporary position
- £35 - 40,000
An opportunity has arisen for a Category Buyer on a 6-12month temporary role. The role is working for a global supplier who provides products and solutions across a range of industries. As the Category Buyer, you will be sourcing non-production facilities suchas Insurance along with producing cost-saving reports.
**Job Description**:
- As the Category Buyer, you will look at non-production facilities i.e., insurance, contracts and negotiations for cleaning, IT and telephones
- Perform internal and external analysis/benchmarks of respective categories and organise market research for alternatives in terms of potential suppliers, prices, products or services
- Develop a country purchasing strategy in coordination with Global Strategic Managers
- Support in the implementation of a worldwide purchasing strategy
- Perform complex national RfQs negotiations according to the strategic framework
- Ensure compliant supplier selection
- Conduct relevant supplier contracts of high complexity (e.g., Framework Agreement, SLA's, Quality Assurance Agreement) in close collaboration with the legal department and respective country
- Identify and initiate savings potential and improvement-opportunities
- Previous experience in a non-production Category Buyer Role
- Would consider a junior Category Buyer
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Experience in liaising with external stakeholders
- Ability to use Microsoft Office to produce reports
This role is commutable from Newcastle, Stoke, Stone, Stafford, Crewe, Sandbach, Congleton.
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm & Friday 8:00am - 1:00pm
**Salary**: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum
Brampton Recruitment is an independent Commercial and Accounts & Finance recruitment agency working in partnership with employers spanning Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and the Greater Manchester region.
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