Salary: c£28,000.000 per annum
Location: Barnsley
Experience Required: You must have experience in procurement and supply-chain, ideally from the manufacturing or engineering sector.
Driving License: You must also have a full UK driving licence.
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm with 1 hour for lunch. This is a full-time office-based position.
Our client's business operates in various functionalities as part of its group of companies and is proud to be a leading distributor of sealing solutions. They also manufacture gaskets and plastic packaging and sell corporate clothing. The business has been established for almost 160 years and has an excellent reputation within the industry.
Role Overview: We are looking for someone who will possess the right personal qualities to join our client's well-established team and has experience in a similar role. You will focus on supply-chain management, building positive relationships with suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing imports.
Duties Of The Senior Buyer:
* Attending supplier review meetings via Microsoft Teams
* Carrying out supplier visits and ensuring positive relationships
* Being actively involved in the Continual Improvement Programme
* Negotiating new contracts and price increases
* Implementing supplier rebate agreements
* Managing departmental KPIs and reporting directly to the MD
* Dealing with far-East and European shipping and delivery schedules
* Maintaining stock levels
* Creating the daily stock shortage report
* Processing Purchase Orders
* Managing order confirmations
* Updating Purchase Order dates on the in-house system
* Checking delivery supplier notes and matching to invoices
* Managing supplier order books
* Dealing with purchase order and invoice queries
* Managing unconfirmed/late orders and overseeing supplier on-time delivery
* Sending supplier requests for quotations
* Managing key supplier consignment stock
* Looking at new suppliers and undertaking re-sourcing projects
* Working on cost-down initiatives
* Managing imports and freight companies
Minimum Requirements:
* Experience in procurement and supply chain, ideally from the manufacturing or engineering sectors
* Confidence in dealing with suppliers over the phone
* Strong relationship building skills
* Good attention to detail
* Experience in using procurement systems
Additional Attributes:
* Ideally CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) trained
* Wide-ranging international procurement experience, particularly with the Far-East
* Good understanding of incoterms
* Experience in reading and understanding drawings
Additional Info:
* Free, secure parking
* Located close to various amenities
* 3% employer pension contribution
Seniority Level:
Mid-Senior level
Employment Type:
Full-time
Job Function:
Purchasing and Supply Chain
Industries:
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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