Buyer

Prince Personnel; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Buyer to implement best practices in a global manufacturing business located in Telford, England. The role involves strategic sourcing, collaboration with suppliers, and enhancing procurement processes. Ideal candidates will have procurement experience, strong negotiation skills, and commercial acumen. A competitive salary of up to £45,000 per annum plus an enhanced benefits package is offered.

Benefits

33 Days annual leave including stats

Annual Bonus

Contributory Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement or buying within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills are essential.
• Ideally CIPS qualified, but not essential.
• Proactive and strategic thinker who enjoys autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Drive procurement best practices for production and non-production commodities.
• Ensure suppliers are equipped with forecasts for on-time delivery.
• Utilize market data to make informed decisions.
• Understand supplier capacity and conduct due diligence.
• Collaborate with international teams to share procurement knowledge.
• Manage supplier onboarding processes and contractual agreements.

Skills

Procurement experience

Commercial acumen

Negotiation skills

Strategic thinking

Education

CIPS qualification (preferred)

Job description

Buyer

Location: Telford
Salary: up to £45,000 per annum + enhanced benefit package (depending on experience)
Benefits package: 33 Days annual leave (Inc stats) increasing with service
Annual Bonus
Contributory Pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme


Are you an experienced Buyer looking for an opportunity to implement best-practice into a thriving business with a clear vision for further growth?

We have the pleasure of supporting a global manufacturing business in their search for a Buyer to really drive procurement best practice through the site. This role is a key part of their developing Purchasing strategy and would give you the opportunity to really shape the procurement processes and strategy within the business for both direct and indirect commodities.

As the Buyer, you will be getting involved in:

• Strategic sourcing for all production and non-production commodities
• Ensuring all suppliers are armed with forecasts to enhance on-time delivery performance
• Utilising market data and indices to drive decisions
• Digging deep to understand supplier capacity, accreditations and ensuring all due diligence is carried out
• Collaborating with international internal counterparts to share knowledge
• Managing the supplier approval and onboarding processes
• Agreeing all contractual terms and ensuring proposals for new suppliers are well-researched and meet all manufacturing requirements


What we’re looking for:
• Experience in procurement / Buyer / Purchasing within a manufacturing setting
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills
• Ideally CIPS qualified (though not essential)
• A proactive, strategic thinker who enjoys autonomy and responsibility
• You might be a seasoned Buyer ready to step up, or a Procurement Manager seeking more strategic focus without people management


The application process:

Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.

We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.


About Us
Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.

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