Buyer

Job Description

Buyer – Sheffield/Hybrid – £30,000 – £40,000 + CIPS Study Support

Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be working with a global market leading business as they look to recruit a Buyer to join their procurement team.

As a Buyer, you’ll play a key role in ensuring seamless material availability to keep operations running smoothly for supply with demand. The ideal candidate will have a background in manufacturing/mechanical parts components.

Benefits:

• Flexible hybrid working (3 days’ on-site, 2 days’ work from home)
• CIPS study support and development
• Private Healthcare and can add on dependents at a supplementary cost
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• 3 x Life assurance

Buyer Duties:

• Manage procurement for raw materials for the UK
• Develop and implement programs to enhance service reliability, quality, and cost-effectiveness in nominated commodity areas
• Ensure UK expenditures are procured at the lowest possible cost while adhering to QSHE standards and purchase order terms
• Lead bid analysis to determine optimum value, create purchase orders, and evaluate competing bids based on economic value
• Identify potential suppliers, issue RFQs, manage supplier relationships, and resolve complaints to maximize benefits and efficiencies
• Identify key spend areas, develop detailed sourcing plans, and achieve cost and efficiency savings
• Develop clear spend categories and maintain a market intelligence database
• Negotiate prices, terms, and quality requirements with suppliers
• Manage risks from both supplier and part/service perspectives
• Conduct tenders and benchmarking exercises in compliance with departmental policies and procedures
• Maintain and control commercial terms, service levels, and supply agreements; build standard templates for these

Hours: Monday – Friday – 37.5 hours a week

Required skills & experience:

• Previous experience within the manufacturing/mechanical parts components industry
• Previous procurement experience
• Skilled negotiator
• Strong IT skills

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