Project Buyer

Randstad Business Support - London; Witney; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Project Buyer in Witney. The successful candidate will manage procurement activities in a collaborative environment and should have project or operational purchasing experience, ideally in manufacturing. This role offers significant career growth opportunities and involves contributing to procurement strategies. Apply with your updated CV.

Benefits

Dynamic work environment

Opportunities for career growth

Impactful procurement strategies

Qualifications

• Experience in project or operational purchasing.
• Familiarity with working in procurement within engineering or manufacturing.
• Comfortable with both operational and strategic procurement.

Responsibilities

• Support project procurement and operational purchasing.
• Develop supply chain relationships.
• Engage with Project Managers and drive improvements.

Skills

Procurement experience

Stakeholder management

Operational purchasing

Project management

Education

Degree or CIPS

Tools

ERP

MRP

Job description

Do you have experience on matrix organization? Are you willing to work in supply chain industry and also do project management? We have a Project Buyer position based in Witney.

Job Title: Project Buyer
Pay rate: upto £50000
Location: Witney, UK
Duration: 12 months

About the Role:

The Indirect Procurement Team require a Project Buyer. Applicants need project, or high-level operational purchasing experience preferably from a manufacturing background. ERP/MRP literacy is preferred.

Working closely with a team of Buyer and Category Managers, the Project Buyer will run project focused procurement activities mainly within the Facilities and Cap ex categories. The business is looking for an aspirational procurement professional, with outstanding stakeholder management skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support project procurement and day-to-day operational purchasing tasks
• Develop supply chain relationships in conjunction with Category Manager
• Stakeholder engagement with Project Managers
• Drive continuous improvement form the supplier base and deliver cost reductions and GMI
• Manage suppliers via KPIs
• Contribute to an atmosphere of change and process improvement

Qualifications and Experience:

• Buyer, purchasing or procurement experience within a project focused, engineering or manufacturing business
• Comfortable with a blend of operational, project and strategic procurement activities
• Experience with stakeholders across Engineering and Project Management
• Familiarity with ERP or MRP
• Degree, CIPS or part-CIPS is preferred

What We Offer:

• A dynamic and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.
• The chance to contribute to impactful procurement strategies in a global organization.

If you are results-driven, enjoy working with diverse teams, and are committed to delivering value through innovative procurement practices, we would love to hear from you. Apply today with your updated CV

Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.