Group Commodity Buyer Indirect

Vaillant Group; Belper CP; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in heating solutions seeks a Purchasing Specialist to manage supplier strategies and contracts at their Belper site. The role involves creating commodity strategies, achieving cost savings, and requires strong negotiation and analytical skills. Join a team committed to sustainability and innovation in heating solutions.

Benefits

Attractive remuneration package

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Death-in-service benefit

Subsidised private healthcare

Family Friendly Policies

Qualifications

• MCIPS qualification or relevant degree required.
• Knowledge of SAP and MS Office essential.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage commodity strategy with suppliers.
• Conduct contract negotiations and manage contracts.
• Monitor supplier and purchasing KPIs.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Education

MCIPS qualified or equivalent degree in engineering, economics, or business

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

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Filling most of our leadership positions internally. And offering tailor-made training programs and opportunities to work on exciting international projects. Both count. Both are us.

What we achieve together

• Reporting to the Head of Indirect Purchasing in Germany, you will be based at our Industrial site in Belper, working as part of an international purchasing organization, creating and managing a commodity strategy with an international supplier base for suppliers with local responsibility. In this role, you will support the other Group Commodity Buyers in the development and monitoring of their supplier strategies.
• Meet cost savings targets and deliver financial benefits.
• Continual monitoring and improvement of supplier and purchasing KPIs.
• Responsibility for pre-contract, contract negotiations, and contract management for indirect materials, services, and investment goods.
• Areas of spend will include a diverse range of goods and services such as Engineering, IT services, utilities, investment goods, consumables, and Marketing.

What makes us successful together

• We welcome applications from candidates who are MCIPS qualified or have a university degree or equivalent in engineering, economics, or business with good technical skills.
• Knowledge of SAP and a good knowledge of MS Office is essential.
• You should have good analytical thinking and interpersonal skills and be an active team player.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills are a requirement.
• Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.

What you can count on

• We offer our employees an attractive remuneration package, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and bonus opportunities.
• We offer a generous pension scheme which enables our employees to have greater financial security when they retire.
• We are in the 7% of UK businesses that have received the gold award from Investors in People (IiP).
• For our employees' peace of mind, we provide a death-in-service benefit and the option of subsidised private healthcare.
• We pride ourselves on our Family Friendly Policies, designed to support our employees during important life events.
• Hybrid working is agreed at a local level under an informal discretionary arrangement, enabling flexibility for our employees.

What makes us special

We take care of a better climate—in every home and our environment. As a successful family business, we have been living up to this claim for over 150 years. We are one of the world's leading providers of heat pumps, digital services, and efficient gas heating appliances, offering energy-saving solutions.

You will find sustainability everywhere at the Vaillant Group—in the office, at the production sites, and on the road. Around 16,000 employees from over 70 countries are committed to this every day. As an international team, we take responsibility—for our future and that of our planet. We promote your personal development so that you can act with passion, and together we can ensure a better climate.

Become part of the Vaillant Group and help us shape the future of heating!

We care about our planet and aim to work carbon-neutral. For this reason, we can only accept online applications.
Let's save the environment together and eliminate paper applications.