Senior Buyer

Port Glasgow Permanent £40,000 - £45,000 per year
  • Join a company going through a huge period of growth
  • Opportunities to progress your career

About Our Client

A well established organisation

Job Description

  • Co-ordinate the process for tendering of work by suppliers, ensure tender documents are prepared and dispatched to organisations invited to tender, and subsequent submissions are handled professionally until the order is placed
  • Maintain and build business relationships with suppliers to ensure delivery schedules are achieved and favourable terms are agreed with the supplier to suit business needs
  • Work with a prescribed group of suppliers to identify opportunities to improve the level of services or reduce the cost of items purchased
  • Ensure the procurement system is fully maintained and up to date and that changes to static data and suppliers is fully implemented
  • Maintain and build business relationships with suppliers to ensure delivery schedules are achieved and favourable terms are agreed with the supplier to suit business needs
  • Ensure risks are managed, monitored and mitigated using the risk register

The Successful Applicant

  • Demonstrable experience in Procurement, preferably in a manufacturing environment
  • CIPS qualified or equivalent preferred
  • Knowledge of public sector procurement would be advantageous
  • Demonstrable ability to lead large scale supplier contract negotiations
  • Track record of delivering cost saving results in complex business environments
  • Sound working knowledge of purchasing systems, processes and technologies
  • Strong project management skills
  • Good level of proficiency in the use of MS software packages essential

What's on Offer

Hybrid working

The opportunity to work on exciting projects

Contact
Gail Henderson
Quote job ref
JN-062022-5655871
Phone number
+44 141 331 7957

Job summary

Job function
Procurement & Supply Chain
Subsector
Direct Procurement
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Port Glasgow
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Gail Henderson
Consultant phone
+44 141 331 7957
Job reference
JN-062022-5655871