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Indirect Buyer
Job Posted: 3 days ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
Expire in: 24 days
Job Description
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Indirect Buyer to join a global manufacturing business in Sunderland. You will be joining their Purchasing function to support business development in an industry and organisation with high growth potential.
Key Responsibilities
* Build and maintain strong connections with Global Purchasing to identify strategies and to develop suppliers both globally and locally.
* Gather Market Intelligence, identify major categories, analyse current spend & develop an optimal Indirect Strategy Plan
* Deliver the strategy through supplier relationships & multiple projects (CAPEX, Service, Energy, Maintenance, T&L contracts)
* Focus on & deliver strategic proactive tenders for the identified Indirect approved suppliers & purchase spend.
* Lead negotiations, supplier selection & align functional requirements
* Increase control & management of Service Contracts – e.g. best practice and avoid termination penalties; YOY cost reductions.
* Work with Indirect Senior Purchasing Manager & internal functions to establish QCD targets, objectives and deliver against targets KPIs.
* Ensure day to day issues are managed with relevant plant personnel resulting in improved quality/logistical performance.
* Provide support to the Purchasing Officer for continuous improvements in supplier quality & OTIF for indirect parts.
* When required manage release of Indirect Purchase Orders from SAP system.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* You will ideally be educated to degree level and currently be working within an indirect Purchasing role within a manufacturing environment and will have built up experience of at least 5 years of supplier engagement, negotiation, and cost reduction.
* Strong leader to influence, be able to work to tight deadlines, have a good sense of priority and have previous negotiation experience.
* Excellent communication skills are crucial to this role, as is the ability to build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
* You should possess strong industrial awareness by investigating new supply markets to assess existing and new supplier capabilities
* You must hold a full driving licence.
* Some degree of travel may be required.
* CIPS or MCIPS is a requirement for this role.
Benefits
* 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Holiday purchase / sell scheme
* Enhanced life assurance
* Enhanced pension scheme
* Enhanced maternity / paternity pay
* Dental plan
* Flexible working office rolesBefore You Apply
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