Buyer - Immediate start - 6 Month FTC
Liverpool
Permanent
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I'm looking for an experienced Buyer, ideally with a background in manufacturing
6 Month Fixed-Term-Contract - You must be able to provide immediate support
About Our Client
The client I'm representing are a highly reputable, global manufacturing business. They're looking for a Buyer who can provide immediate support at their site based in Liverpool.
Job Description
As the Buyer you'll have the following responsibilities:
- Take part of the overall sourcing strategy of Customer Packaging in Europe
- Supporting the team to achieve its goals and objectives and monitor target delivery
- Owning and co-ordinating procurement/supply chain projects whereas required
- Price forecasting (of assigned categories & suppliers)
- Support the Procurement Manager whereas required
- Develop strategies that's aligned to the business direction
- Business partnering: manage internal and external stakeholders (e.g. R&D, logistics, operations, sourcing units)
- Ensure competitive buying through industry benchmark, should-cost analysis, product innovation, market price movement monitoring
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate for the Buyer role will ideally have the following key skills and qualities:
- Strong analytical and IT skills: advanced Excel and SAP knowledge is required.
- Strong stakeholder management skills: build relationships with people across functions, geographies and companies.
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Good understanding of business economics
- Strong communication and presentation skills: ability to present key findings in a crisp way and get people onboard
- Strong project management and organization skills: strong at execution and proactively finding solutions and improvements
- Comfortable in fast paced, fast changing, complex and ambiguous environment
- Contracting and supplier management experience essential
What's on Offer
Salary: DOE
Immediate start - 6-Month FTC