Senior Buyer

SF Partners; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Recruitment is recruiting a Senior Buyer for an established business in Derbyshire. You will own purchasing activities across multiple categories, manage supplier relationships and drive commercial improvements with a focus on cost savings and value creation.

You will identify sourcing opportunities, negotiate agreements, monitor supplier performance and support the development of procurement strategies and process improvements across the function.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Buyer or Senior Buyer role.
• Strong supplier management, negotiation and commercial skills.
• Experience managing sourcing activities, contracts and cost-saving initiatives.
• Good understanding of procurement processes and supplier performance management.
• Strong communication, analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using ERP systems would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Managing purchasing activities across a range of categories with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Identifying new sourcing opportunities and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Managing supplier performance to achieve cost savings and efficiencies.
• Supporting procurement strategies, contract management and process improvements across the function.

Skills

Supplier management

Negotiation

Commercial skills

Cost-saving initiatives

Procurement processes

Stakeholder management

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Senior Buyer

Location: Derbyshire

SF Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior Buyer to join an established business in Derbyshire. This is a great opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to take ownership of purchasing activities, manage supplier relationships and drive commercial improvements across the function with a focus on indirect categories.

The Role

You will be responsible for managing purchasing activities across a range of categories, working closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure business requirements are met.

Your role will involve identifying new sourcing opportunities, negotiating commercial agreements and managing supplier performance, with a focus on achieving cost savings and improving efficiencies. You will also support procurement strategies, contract management and ongoing process improvements across the function.

Experience Required

• -Previous experience in a Buyer or Senior Buyer role.
• -Strong supplier management, negotiation and commercial skills.
• -Experience managing sourcing activities, contracts and cost-saving initiatives.
• -Good understanding of procurement processes and supplier performance management.
• -Strong communication, analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• -Experience using ERP systems would be advantageous.

This role would suit an experienced Buyer or Senior Buyer looking for an opportunity to take on greater responsibility and contribute to the development of a procurement function.