Senior Buyer / Lead Buyer / Strategic Buyer
Chepstow
Permanent Full Time
Salary - £45,000 - £48,000
Hawk 3 Recruitment are working with a specialist manufacturer based in Chepstow to recruit a Senior Buyer / Lead Buyer / Strategic Buyer to join their company on a permanent basis. Excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to progress and develop their career with a successful and established and successful firm.
Reporting to Head of Supply Chain
Job Purpose:
As Senior Buyer / Lead Buyer / Strategic Buyer you will be responsible for the end-to-end management of the suppliers including taking the lead on our sourcing strategy, supplier sourcing and onboarding, supplier performance and purchasing negotiations. You will have a strong focus on sourcing sustainability to effectively manage the portfolio risk and cost optimization and a lead role in the strategic design, implementation, and delivery of New Product Development.
Responsibilities
New Product Development
Work in partnership with the Product management and R&D teams to source new products through new and existing supply chains.
lead the Request for Quotation (RFQ) and supplier due diligence processes.
Procurement
Manage supplier performance ensuring that quality, cost, and delivery against KPIs.
Conduct market, supplier and financial evaluation of the supplier portfolio managing risk where required.
Lead on supplier negotiations optimizing cost through supplier reviews, product reviews and new strategic plans.
Creation and management of supplier contracts especially around aluminum purchase.
Generalist procurement activities for all site Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) requirements.
Procurement Improvements and Strategy
Develop and implement metrics to enable informed decision making across all procurement activities.
Develop, implement, and execute appropriate strategies and initiatives to enable business success. Maintenance of ERP system data; costs, lead times, supplier MOQ.
Represent the GB team at global procurement team meetings.
Competencies:
Demonstratable experience of end-to-end supplier management gained within a manufacturing environment.
Ability to evidence prior experience of leading New Product Development activities including strategic sourcing, supplier due diligence and onboarding.
Ability to build, maintain and influence collaborative and effective working partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
Possess excellent communication skills both verbal and written with particular attention to detail.
A self?motivated proactive approach to work with high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Proficient in the use of MRP/ERP business operating systems. (Experience in use of Sage/SAP MRP/ERP operating system an advantage).
Computer literate with full competence across Microsoft applications including word, PowerPoint, Microsoft teams, SharePoint, and planer.
Intermediate Microsoft excel skills, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUM, ODBC.
Strong planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritize a varied workload to meet deadlines.
Ability to analyse large data sets and draw conclusions that aid and enhance management decision making.
This role requires national and international travel therefore a full UK driving license or ability to independently travel is essential.
General Duties
Nationals and international travel will be required - Quarterly with overnight stays. It is anticipated that this role will evolve as the business matures and develops, in which case the post holder is required to be flexible, adaptable, and receptive to changes to ensure the role reflects the requirements of the business.
Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are operating as an employment agency on behalf of its client.
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