Location
Oldham, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom
Job description
Position Title: Buyer
Location: Heywood, Manchester
Reports To: Purchasing Manager
Benefits
A salary of £27,000-£30,000 depending on experience
£1000 annual bonus
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
BUPA health insurance
Christmas closure
Extra holiday with tenure
Plus lots more!
Main Responsibilities
- Drives total cost reduction across the supply chain by focusing on identifying cost saving opportunities
- Identifying, sourcing and finalising new worldwide suppliers
- Manages and develops mutually beneficial existing supplier relationships
- Works with suppliers to ensure KPI's are achieved and maintained
- Identifies, plans and implements continuous improvement opportunities within the supply chain to achieve best practice
- Manages and negotiates supplier contracts on an international basis
- Uses just in time principles to meet production demands
- Works cross functionally with all areas of the business, particularly engineering and production
- Co-ordinates materials activities with worldwide materials to achieve total lowest cost for the business
- Drives the application and development of purchasing functional excellence
Critical Skills and Personal Attributes
- Strong negotiating skills
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written
- Proven ability to plan and manage multiple conflicting projects to successful conclusion
- Has a robust and proactive approach to problem solving
- Reactive to change and able to thrive in a fast paced environment
- Flexibility in approach to address business needs
- Is able to undertake worldwide travel on a regular basis
- Excellent attention to detail
- Time management capabilities
- Takes the initiative as knowledge grows
- Ability to develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with colleagues
- Ability to interface professionally with customers - ambassadorial skills
Education and Experience
- Buyer who has managed a global supplier base
- Has had responsibility for final negotiations and closing supplier deals
- Computer literate and confident in using Microsoft applications on a daily basis
- Experience of buying for an engineering department would be an advantage
- CIP's qualified, or is working towards qualification (desirable)
- Experience of using an ERP system such as SAP or equivalent (desirable)
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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