Senior Buyer

**Join our Purchasing Team Today**

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Buyer to join our Purchasing team.

Our team members are welcomed into a friendly workplace with flexible working agreements, career progression, training, incentive schemes as well as free fruit, tea/coffee, and refreshments.

**About Parkacre**:
At Parkacre, our goal is to shape the future of nutraceuticals with market leading innovation, quality & collaborative partnerships. As award winning industry leaders in the field of full-service nutraceutical supply, the company specialises in manufacturing the highest quality vitamin and supplement products for many of the world’s leading brands.

As part of our continuous growth and improvement, we are always looking for enthusiastic, positive, and competent people to join us. With a great culture and factory atmosphere, offering longevity and stability in the job market, Parkacre’s diverse team has grown from its strong skill sets and expertise.

**The Role**:
Our Senior Buyer role is key to the organisation and will be critical in strengthening our busy team.

The role will be split across managing key supply chains for the business and assisting the Purchasing Manager with his strategic change drive for the department. The role will also include standing in for the Purchasing Manager for short periods

A wide range of Procurement activities are attached to this role including negotiation, tendering, sourcing, networking, relationship management and category analysis.

**The Person**:
At least 7 years’ experience in procurement would be required for this senior role with CIPD qualifications or equivalent being achieved or worked towards.

Excellent communication skills at all levels are a given in this type of role.

A solid demonstrable grounding in procurement good practice is required to be able to hit the ground running.

A demonstrable track record in improving supplier performance through relationship management is essential as this is a large part of the role.

Experience of modern ERP systems would be a definite advantage to this role as would project management experience.

**Benefits**:

- Work life balance initiatives with hybrid working
- Training opportunities
- Career progression
- Long service awards, with additional holidays
- Free fruit, tea/coffee, refreshments
- Pension and healthcare planning
- Health & wellbeing support
- Canteen facilities
- Free parking

Monday - Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday