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Strategic Buyer
Job Posted: 10 hours ago
Salary: £ 45,000 - 45,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Sheffield
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Strategic Buyer – Sheffield – £40,000 - £45,000
We are happy to be supporting one of the best businesses in Sheffield, who are recruiting an exciting new Strategic Buyer role due to business growth. This is a newly created role, with prospects for the right person to develop your role with the business long term.
In return your package will include:
Share options
15% pension
32 days plus BH and 1 extra day per quarter
Private healthcare and critical illness cover
Life assurance
Gym membership
Great career development
Flexible working
Your responsibilities will include:
Management of over 700 SKUs from 60 suppliers
Sourcing and onboarding new suppliers
Building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and suppliers on a global setting
Monitoring supplier performance and managing SLAs
New Product Introduction (NPI), supply chain readiness pre and post launch
Aligning supply chain strategies taking key growth areas
Benchmarking and obtaining quotations to ensure competitive pricing and value
Providing cost analysis on both new and existing products
Working with agreed KPIs and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives
Identifying and mitigating supply chain risks while supporting commercial opportunity analysis
Producing and presenting reports at a senior level
Understanding and following necessary governance and approvals related to procurement
What you will need to be the successful Strategic Buyer:
Analytical thinker who can work with longer term vison
Strong understanding of systems, demand planning and inventory control
Proficiency in Excel and ERP systems (MRP knowledge is a plus)
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – confident working with both internal stakeholders and global suppliers
Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to think proactively and strategically
Commercially aware, with an understanding of how procurement impacts manufacturing and customer fulfilment
Willingness to travel occasionally within the UK and potentially overseas
A supply chain qualification or equivalent experience is desirable with previous project experience
If you are interested in finding out about this exciting Strategic Buyer opportunity, please click ‘apply now’.
Chase & Holland acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in finance, supply chain, HR, IT and office support recruitment and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and LincolnshireBefore You Apply
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