Strategic Buyer - Chandlers Ford, Hampshire.
Due to business growth, we have an exciting new opportunity for a Strategic Buyer to join our client's team in Chandlers Ford.
This is an exciting time to join our client as they drive their business forward and build on a foundation of over 70 years of success within their industry. They are committed to ensuring their staff have the right skills, knowledge, and experience to deliver to their customers and creating career paths to help develop, retain, and motivate them.
Responsibilities:
1. Develop and analyse Category Strategies and produce Category Reviews to achieve departmental and business objectives as detailed by the Management team, with a particular focus on logistics and transport of goods and services both into and out of the business.
2. Work with the Operational Buyers to maintain the supply base for goods and services to the Company within assigned categories of spend, including the development of improvement plans for any underperforming suppliers.
3. Review existing processes and procedures, using previous knowledge and expertise to develop/improve in collaboration with the rest of the Supply Chain team.
4. Manage the relationships with suppliers to achieve best prices and value for goods and services purchased by the Company, including on-site audits of existing/new/potential sup...