Buyer / Purchasing Coordinator

Procurement Buyer

Shrewsbury

£25,000 – 28,000 DOE

Full Time, Permanent

Monday – Friday

Immediate start available

Benefits:

• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Competitive holiday allowance plus a holiday purchase scheme
• Birthday Day Off
• Early Finish Friday
• Free Food and Drinks Provision
• Reward Schemes
• Staff Discounts
• Collaborative fun team working environment. 

My client, a market leading manufacturer in Shrewsbury are looking for a self-motivated individual to join their business as a The Procurement Buyer.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join a vibrant marketing team. This job offers a competitive salary alongside excellent opportunities for progression.

Purpose:

As The Procurement Buyer you will be responsible for supporting of the companies’ procurement strategy to deliver cost savings and process improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

Supplier Relationships

• Manage relationships with existing suppliers and identify new alternative suppliers.
• Negotiate commercial terms including maximising rebate agreements and early payment discounts to achieve product cost saving targets.
• Maximise supplier contributions through Marketing budgets, transport discounts and other funding streams available.
• Liaise with suppliers to achieve supplier conformance to ACS requirements.

Purchasing

• Identify best routes of source, yielding improved BP and savings.
• Competitively source new/special products through supplier relationship or by the Insight team request
• Working with QC and Compliance on product rationalisation and using this where possible to negotiate improved BP.
• Grow and develop our Private Label product portfolio.
• Providing administrative support on all aspects of the tender process including data gathering, desk-based sourcing, collation of quotations and cost comparison, supplier evaluation and collation of samples.

Key Skills:

• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with staff, stakeholders and suppliers.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate with suppliers.
• Assertive, resilient and welcomes change.
• A proactive approach with regards to cost saving and efficiency opportunities.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Good numerical and analytical skills.
• Ability to work along with other departments as a team player.
• Ability to communicate with confidence and build respect.
• Ability to manage time, work to schedules and follow procedures.

Essential:

• Qualified member or studying towards CIPS membership.
• Education to AS/A Level standard and/or 4 to 5 Grade A-C GCSE’s
• Purchasing and stock control/supply chain experience
• Excellent Word and Excel Skills and knowledge of SAP Business One (Desirable)
• Experience of working in a similar customer focused (preferably distribution) environment managing the inventory for a very large number of products lines.

If this role is of interest, apply today to EmilyD@rerecruitment.com

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RE Recruitment would like to thank you for applying for the above role. We do try to come back to all applications however if you haven’t heard from a consultant within 5 working days, this unfortunately means that you have been unsuccessful.

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