Join a business with huge quality and excellence in product development
Progressive hybrid working environment - Northamptonshire based
About Our Client
My client is a reputable business, with a passion for efficiency and supporting ongoing professional development. You will join a company that is deep-rooted with a mission statement and values that are followed daily.
Job Description
As part of this Category Buyer role in Northamptonshire, the key responsibilities include:
* Reporting into head of procurement level
* Analyse the market to assess the potential for new products and services
* Leading category management and sourcing projects to optimise ranges
* Developing an exit strategy for unsuccessful products
* Building and driving relationships with key vendors to improve pricing, terms, and quality of service
* Negotiate with suppliers to ensure maximum profitability
* Quick solutions to sales challenges
* Create long-term sourcing plan to drive continuous cost reductions/improved value
The Successful Applicant
To be successful in this Category Buyer role in Northamptonshire, you will have experience of:
* 4 years + experience in a sourcing role
* Orderly, efficient, and professional with a high level of speed and accuracy, attention to detail and excellent time management skills
* Works well under pressure and is quick to embrace change to contribute to the company's culture and values
* You will have a dynamic, can-do, passionate, and proven track record of delivering for internal and external customers
* Ability to influence and challenge thinking and decision making internally & externally
* Direct experience with international suppliers and communications working in multiple different terms
* Ability to manage & prioritise customer and internal work demands
* Ability to translate market trends and customer needs into a sourcing brief to tender across multiple suppliers
* Understand the end-to-end supply chain and the cost makeup of products to enable you to improve costs, prices, and manage price variability
What's on Offer
A market-leading package is on offer for this role:
* Salary is flexible based on experience
* 3 days on site, 2 from home
* Bonus
* Pension
* 25 days annual leave (33 total inc. BH)
* Carry over of 5 days at LM discretion
* Buy annual leave looking to be introduced by the end of this year
* EV salary sacrifice scheme
* BHSF cash plan
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