Buyer

**Buyer**:
Want to work for a global organisation that focuses on health & hygiene? A company where there are **Plenty® **of opportunities to develop and grow? If so lets **TORK® **

There are **Plenty® **of reasons **to work at Essity:

- High reaching starting salary with annual reviews
- Pension 10% employer contribution
- Bonus earning potential
- Medical Scheme
- Holidays starting at 27 days plus BH (with flexible bank holiday options)
- Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Essity Rewards website (100s of online and in-store shopping discounts)
- Health and Well-being support through EAP service, MHFA, Occupational Health (dependent on role), reduced gym membership, cycle to work scheme
- Numerous other local incentivesLocal community activities and charitable initiatives

We are looking for a **buyer **to join our UK Procurement Operations team to support us in ensuring we get value for money in everything we buy to support our drive to improve well-being globally through our leading health and hygiene solutions.

In the UK we manufacture our own leading tissue products, Cushelle toilet tissue and Plenty kitchen roll across 7 manufacturing sites.

**About the Role**:
In this role which can be based at any one of our UK sites, either in the North East (Prudhoe), the North West( Manchester Trafford Park or Skelmersdale), or North Wales (Oakenholt) you will focus on the purchase of engineering parts and services.

You will be joining a team of buyers responsible for buying goods and services to support our business, both operational manufacturing sites and commercial offices. The key focus will be to drive value for money and reliability of supply through both planned and reactive procurement activity. This could span purchases such as packaging for our products, machine spare parts, or services for any part of the business.

You will be joining a fast-paced team focused on delivering results to both manage customer expectations and achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).

We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk.

**What You Will Do**:
Day to day you will
- Meet high expectations in delivering total cost savings and cost avoidance
- Drive procurement activities, taking the lead in negotiating whilst managing risk
- Perform spend and market analysis
- Support development and implementation of supply stream (category) strategies for procurement of goods and service
- Act as project leader in cross-functional project teams
- Build sustainable relationships with suppliers and internal customers
- Ensure a high quality of vendor master data
- Ensure compliance with Essity processes

**Who You Are**:
We would love to hear from you if you have;
- Proven experience as a buyer
- Experience of working within a manufacturing environment (desirable)
- Experience of purchasing engineering parts (MRO) (desirable)
- Strong analytical competence, combined with advanced excel skills
- Strong procedural approach
- Well-developed communication skills with the ability to constructively challenge and negotiate
- SAP knowledge (including ARIBA - desirable)

Critical to the success of the role will be your ability to understand operational needs and translate these into cost effective solutions. You will be adept at managing multiple priorities, combining strategic planned work with reactive operational demands.

**What We Can Offer You**:
We offer the opportunity to work for a leading global organisation with the potential to advance your career within the fast-moving manufacturing environment.

At Essity, we believe everyone's learning and professional development is unique and want to empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Essity kindly but firmly declines direct contact with recruiting and staffing agencies, as well as job advertising sellers.

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**Application End Date**:
19 Oct 2024
**Job Requisition ID**:Essity246848