Buyer

Arnold Clark Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days' annual leave

Flexible leave

Generous employee discounts

Private healthcare

Workplace pension

Job summary

Arnold Clark Group, based at Kilbirnie Street Office in Glasgow, is seeking a Buyer to join the procurement team. Reporting to the Procurement Manager, you will negotiate with national and international suppliers, develop service level agreements and manage supplier performance to drive savings and improvements.

This role offers growth within a rapidly expanding department, with the autonomy to develop ideas, projects and sourcing opportunities.

Qualifications

• Extensive negotiating experience.
• Excellent influencing skills and the ability to adapt to a variety of styles.
• Proven track record of delivering results.
• The ability to drive an agenda along with sound project management skills.
• High levels of organisation and attention to detail.
• A proactive, customer-focused approach.
• Excellent computer literacy and the ability to write persuasive tender documents.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing category strategies.
• Preparing negotiation strategy to achieve the desired outcomes.
• Effectively managing, negotiating and controlling spendcategories.
• Preparing tender documents and receiving, evaluating and making award recommendations.
• Proactively managing supplier relationships to continually identify savings and business improvement opportunities.
• Monitoring and investigating new products and sources of supply.
• Staying up to date with market conditions.

Skills

Negotiation

Influencing

Results-driven

Project management

Attention to detail

Customer focus

Tender writing

Job description

We offer:

• 33 days' annual leave
• Flexible leave
• Generous employee discounts
• Private healthcare
• Workplace pension
• ...and much more

Location

Based at our Kilbirnie Street Office in Glasgow, with 1 day working from home per week.

Hours

Full time, Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5pm

About the role

As a Buyer for Arnold Clark, Europe's largest independently owned car retailer, you'll be passionate about your career and keen to take it to the next level. Reporting to the Procurement Manager, you'll be responsible for negotiating with a diverse range of national and international suppliers, developing service level agreements and managing supplier performance.

This is an exceptional opportunity to develop and progress within a department during a period of growth. You'll have the autonomy and scope to develop new ideas, projects, processes and sourcing opportunities.

Day-to-day duties

• Developing and implementing category strategies
• Preparing negotiation strategy to achieve the desired outcomes
• Effectively managing, negotiating and controlling spend categories
• Preparing tender documents and receiving, evaluating and making award recommendations
• Proactively managing supplier relationships to continually identify savings and business improvement opportunities
• Monitoring and investigating new products and sources of supply
• Staying up to date with market conditions

Essential skills

• Extensive negotiating experience
• Excellent influencing skills, with the ability to adapt to a variety of styles
• Proven track record of delivering results
• The ability to drive an agenda along with sound project management skills
• High levels of organisation and attention to detail
• A proactive, customer-focused approach
• Excellent computer literacy and the ability to write persuasive tender documents

Our Culture

Arnold Clark is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, unique perspectives and multiple approaches are celebrated. We care about our employees and our communities, we nurture talent and encourage ambition, and we are passionate about people who take pride in their work. Our employees are at the heart of everything we do - diverse in our make-up, united in our goals.

To find out more about Life at Arnold Clark, visit our website.

Employment within the Arnold Clark Group is offered subject to satisfactory reference and disclosure check.