Senior Buyer

Technical Placements; Snodland; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Buyer with engineering or manufacturing experience for a 12-month maternity cover contract near Maidstone, Kent. The candidate will lead the purchasing department, focusing on cost savings through effective management of the purchasing team. Key qualifications include extensive supervisory experience, proficiency in SAP MM, and strong negotiating skills. This role offers a competitive salary and a generous completion bonus, providing a great opportunity to contribute significantly to the group's purchasing strategy.

Benefits

Completion bonus

Great salary

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a supervisory purchasing role preferably within a manufacturing or heavy engineering environment.
• Excellent SAP MM experience with troubleshooting mentality.
• Experience of using SAP with sound knowledge of MRP.

Responsibilities

• Leading the local purchasing department and identifying cost savings.
• Supervising the purchasing team and supporting departmental managers.
• Managing inventoried spare parts using SAP MRP.

Skills

Negotiating skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Management skills

Cost reduction initiatives

Education

Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply at level 4 or above

Tools

SAP MM

Job description

Senior Buyer with Engineering / Manufacturing industry experience required near Maidstone Kent. 12 month maternity cover contract. Great salary + generous completion bonus.

Heavy manufacturing site, part of a global group that provides recycled material for the paper packaging industry.

Overview

Leading the local purchasing department, the Senior Buyer will identify and deliver cost savings in accordance with the Purchasing strategies to include :

• Assisting with the implementation of a category management approach.
• Utilising SAP MRP to manage inventoried spare parts.
• Day to day supervision of the purchasing team.
• Conversion of Purchase orders in accordance with the purchasing policy.
• Sourcing non-stock engineering parts.
• Implementing service contracts as required by the business.
• Using efficient stock control measures to manage the central stores to ensure security of parts, optimum working capital overhead and a high level of stock accuracy.

Senior Buyer candidate requirements

SAP MM key user for the plant.

• Highly motivated, analytical with excellent purchasing experience to include good negotiating and communication skills.
• Strong management skills to lead the small team and gain support from all departmental managers for purchasing activities.
• Experience of using SAP with a sound knowledge of MRP.
• Flexible and not work time orientated.

Senior Buyer - Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply at level 4 or above.
• Extensive experience in a supervisory purchasing role preferably within a manufacturing or heavy engineering environment.
>Excellent SAP MM experience within a purchasing role and with excellent troubleshooting mentality.
• Experienced negotiator with a proven track record of cost reduction initiatives.
• Category Management experience is preferred but not essential.
• Ability to manage a tender process.

Full job description available on request.

This is a great opportunity to become a pivotal member of the group purchasing team.

Please apply or for an informal chat about the role, contact Tim Hill at Technical Placements.