Buyer

6 days ago


StokeonTrent, United Kingdom Stirling Dynamics Full time

**THE ROLE**

**Stirling Dynamics is recruiting a Buyer to join our Procurement team.**

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**
The key accountabilities for the role are varied and will include:

- Initial evaluation and ongoing development of new suppliers
- Developing relationships with suppliers
- Handle procurement requests from internal customers, ensuring that the requirements to be placed on the supplier are clearly understood
- Negotiating with suppliers to agree prices, quantities, delivery schedules
- Placing purchase orders as per company procedures
- Arranging transport of goods and tracking orders to ensure timely delivery
- Support supplier audits as a part of Supplier approval and re-accreditation process
- Ability to work within a cross functional team to support projects with Project Management, Engineering and Production
**QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS**
Essential
- Integrity and excellent attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills to help negotiations
- Relationship building and networking skills
- Excellent computer skills with knowledge of spreadsheets
Desirable
- An understanding of supply chain management and logistics
- Experience of negotiation within your previous roles
- The ability to understand the technical and commercial aspects
- CIPS qualified or equivalent
- Commercial background within manufacturing and/or engineering industry
- Experience in product costing and/or costed Bill of Materials and identification of product cost drivers
**PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS**
- Can-do attitude & hands on approach to work
- Proactive
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Cost conscious
- Good organisational skills, including record keeping
- Good team player who uses initiative, is self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Manage their own workload with ability to deal with conflicting priorities
**FACTS AND FIGURES**
Pay & Benefits - Competitive Package (Grade 2 - 3, £22,000 - £37,000 dependent on experience)
Department - Procurement
Reporting to - Senior Buyer
Location - Stoke Gifford, Bristol (partial remote working is possible through our flexible working policy)
Contract type - Permanent
Job Reference - 22/01

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: £22,000.00-£37,000.00 per year


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