Buyer

Arnold Clark; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Flexible leave

Private healthcare

Employee discounts

Workplace pension

1 day home working

Job summary

Arnold Clark, Europe’s largest independently owned car retailer, is seeking a Buyer in Glasgow within our Procurement team. You will negotiate with a diverse range of suppliers, develop SLAs, and manage supplier performance.

The role offers growth within a busy department and room to implement new sourcing ideas. You will report to the Procurement Manager, with responsibility for category strategies, tendering, and achieving savings while supporting a collaborative and inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Extensive negotiating experience.
• Excellent influencing skills with adaptable style.
• Proven track record of delivering results.
• Ability to drive an agenda with sound project management.
• High levels of organisation and attention to detail.
• Proactive, customer-focused approach.
• Excellent written tender documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing category strategies.
• Preparing negotiation strategy to achieve outcomes.
• Managing, negotiating and controlling spend categories.
• Preparing tender documents and evaluating awards.
• Proactively managing supplier relationships for savings and improvements.
• Monitoring new products and sources of supply.
• Staying up to date with market conditions.

Skills

Negotiation experience

Influencing skills

Delivery track record

Project management

Organisation and detail

Customer-focused approach

Tender documents writing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We’re currently recruiting for an enthusiastic and ambitious Buyer to work at our Procurement department in Glasgow.

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.