Buyers

Salary: £48,000 – £66,000 per year

Our major client has plants locally and globally and are going through a period of unprecedented growth, with an order book at record levels.

As they are continuing to develop and release exciting new products, particularly with regard to building standards and emissions legislation, they are looking for a number of buyers at various levels to join their UK purchasing team.

As a Buyer you will be responsible for managing the operational and strategic aspects of the supply chain, supporting the operational team in your division and developing category strategies to ensure a robust and competitive supply chain for the long term.

• Develop strategies for each area of responsibility, working with the wider business to ensure strategies are implemented in a timely manner
• Ensure early engagement with engineering and suppliers to ensure they are sourcing the best products from the early stages to completion of projects
• Manage the weekly operational workload for supply base – ensuring you meet the team KPIs
• Ensure product is available and right first time to achieve successful machine launches
• Identify and drive cost reduction activities

Requirements

Whilst some purchasing experience is required, particularly for the more senior roles, consideration will be given to candidates with good commercial awareness, possibly from a sales background looking to change direction.

To be successful in these roles you will:

• Have a sense of urgency and determination to succeed
• Be able to operate in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Be resilient, adaptable and open to change
• Have the ability to present solutions rather than reasons why things cannot be done
• Possess strong communication skills with the ability to liaise at all levels
• Be able to work well within a team, support and drive others where needed