Buyer

RS UK & Ireland; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

RS Integrated Supply is seeking a Buyer to manage procurement activity for key clients in our EMEA business. You will source stock from suppliers, drive contract savings, and ensure world-class client service across the RS Group.

Responsibilities include delivering contractual savings, maintaining KPI/SLA delivery, and collaborating with procurement teams to select the best suppliers for price and service. Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm, on-site in Halewood.

Qualifications

• Experience in negotiating and challenging the norm.
• Ability to build long-term relationships with clients and suppliers.
• Strong ICT skills including Excel, Outlook and Word.

Responsibilities

• Deliver all client contractual savings as per agreements.
• Achieve and report on client contractual savings targets.
• Manage KPI/SLA delivery (quote turnaround, conversions).
• Obtain quote requests for new items and update systems accordingly.
• Maximise intercompany spend opportunities to drive RS Group growth.
• Analyse sourcing data to deliver best price in the marketplace.
• Identify client spend patterns for increased savings opportunities.
• Collaborate with procurement teams to select the correct supplier/category for best price.
• Support governance of preferred supplier programmes in the marketplace.
• Respond to plant stopper situations and urgent client requests.
• Liaise with Procurement to ensure delivery of best price and client service.
• Maintain professional and courteous relationships with clients and suppliers.

Skills

Negotiation

Relationship building

Data analysis

Procurement understanding

Interpersonal skills

ICT skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Job description

Location - Halewood - L24 9BJ

Working days/hours - Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm.

As a Buyer at RS Integrated Supply, you will effectively manage the procurement activity for our key clients of our EMEA business and drive delivery of key performance and savings KPIs. Analyse client data to ensure spend is being driven to the correct supplier and category to secure best price and savings opportunity.

You will source stock and/or non-stock items from new and existing suppliers in line with agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and internal procedures. You will maintain a continuous improvement culture to ensure delivery of consistent savings and world class client service.

What you will be doing:

• Deliver all client contractual savings as per agreements.
• To ensure you are on track to achieve client contractual savings.
• Responsible for KPI/SLA delivery in line with set objectives, (Quote turnaround, conversions).
• To obtain quote requests for new items and to amend systems accordingly.
• Maximise intercompany spend opportunities to drive RS Group growth, where relevant.
• To analyse sourcing data to consistently deliver best price in the marketplace.
• Utilises data & consistently identify client spend patterns for increased savings opportunities.
• Work closely with procurement teams for direction on selecting the correct supplier/category for best price.
• Support the procurement teams with overall governance of the preferred supplier programs in the marketplace.
• To efficiently respond to plant stopper situations and urgent items requests received from the Client
• To liaise directly with the Procurement department with respect to supplier and category information to ensure delivery of best price and client service.
• To consistently deliver an exceptional client focused service and maintain a professional and courteous relationship with the Client and Suppliers
• Traceability and Corporate Social Responsibility for all supply chain activity.
• To carry out such other duties which are consistent with the nature and responsibilities of the job role.
• To work alongside site team and assist with Stores activities as required

What do I need to be successful?

If you have the following skills and experience, we want to hear from you:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build long term relationships with clients and suppliers.
• Experienced in negotiating & challenging the norm.
• Can demonstrate a collaborative approach; ability to work with and through others across business/functional lines.
• Can do attitude - the ambition and drive to challenge, deliver excellence and be positive about change.
• Resilient and robust - the intellect and strength of character to deliver a key role in a demanding business.
• Self-motivated together with a positive attitude to deliver excellent Client experience and satisfaction.
• Effective decision making and problem-solving skills through sound intuition and reasoning.
• Strong ICT skills with proficient use of Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

We are RS Integrated Supply.

Across the industrial design, manufacturing and maintenance worlds, we’re the digital destination for product and service solutions to help our customers with the maintenance, repair and operation of their businesses.

RS Integrated Supply is one of the world’s leading providers of Integrated Supply Solutions to manufacturing industries for the provision of MRO (indirect) products. Our portfolio consists of Procurement Services, Transactional Processing, Stores Management and Inventory Optimisation enabled by industry leading digital platforms. We deliver world class results to world class companies in industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Foods, Beverage, Automotive and Aerospace.

We are one team. We deliver brilliantly. We do the right thing. We make every day better. These are our values. They unite our c.9,000 global colleagues and differentiate us from our competition. They are a mix of how we work today and how we must step up for the future. Most importantly, it is one set of values shaped by our people, for our people.

Together, we can make great things happen. Aim for amazing and beyond.