Senior Buyer

2 days ago

Southampton, United Kingdom Carnival UK Full time

**The Role**

The Senior Buyer is an exciting and varied role, where you will lead and close tendering, negotiating, contracting and contract management activities on significant spend areas within their category.
- You will be working with Supply Chain and will lead the end to end procurement activity for a defined category.
- Managing effective supplier relationships, balancing security of supply, cost effectiveness, commitment, CUK reputation and access to market innovation.
- Conducting regular analysis of supplier spend and volume data, reducing overall supply chain costs or leveraging spends where scale allows, moving down the supply chain toward original product source.

**About You**

Carnival UK is always on the lookout for colleagues who can demonstrate our Culture Essentials and who are committed to creating unforgettable holiday happiness for our guests.

To be considered as a Buyer, you will also need:

- Knowledge of purchasing systems and processes.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Experience in category management and development of sourcing strategies.
- Strong process orientation.
- A high level of experience in procurement within relevant categories.

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