Buyer

SF Recruitment (Nottingham) Careers; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency has an exciting opportunity for a Buyer located in Nottingham. This role offers a salary of up to £36,000 with a hybrid working pattern. The successful candidate will need previous procurement experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to negotiate with suppliers. You will be responsible for sourcing goods and services and maintaining accurate data in the internal systems.

Qualifications

• Previous procurement experience is essential.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Confident and proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Place purchase orders (PO's).
• Develop sourcing strategies for indirect supplies and services.
• Negotiate with suppliers for competitive pricing and terms.
• Engage with suppliers and internal functions to define requirements.
• Identify reliable suppliers and maintain a qualified vendor list.
• Maintain accurate data on internal business systems.

Skills

Procurement experience

Excellent communication skills

Negotiation skills

Sourcing strategies

Job description

SF Recruitment have an exciting opportunity for a Buyer for our Nottingham based client. This client is a high growth business with fantastic progression opportunities.

This is an initial 12 month FTC with a chance of going permanent. with a hybrid working pattern with 2 days working from home. The salary for this role is up to £36,000 depending upon experience.

Reporting to the Procurement Manager you will be responsible for the purchasing of goods and services. To be considered for this role it is essential you have previous procurement experience and are used to working in a fast paced environment. You will need to have excellent communication skills as it will be essential for you to build relationships with suppliers and negotiate contracts and help drive cost down. This is a really exciting new role and the client is looking for somebody who can come and hit the ground running with a confident, proactive attitude with a genuine excitement for procurement!

Main Duties

• Place PO's
• Develop sourcing strategies for indirect supplies and services
• Negotiate with suppliers for competitive pricing and terms
• Engage with suppliers and internal functions to challenge and define requirements for supplies and services
• Identify reliable suppliers and maintain a qualified vendor list
• Maintain accurate data on internal business systems

Essential :

• Experience within a Procurement...