Senior Buyer-Construction

Cameron James Professional Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking an accomplished Senior Buyer to join a procurement team in the United Kingdom. The role involves sourcing and developing innovative products, negotiating supplier terms, and managing product category plans. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in manufacturing, excellent negotiation skills, and ideally hold a CIPS qualification. On offer is a competitive salary, car allowance, bonus, and hybrid work opportunities.

Benefits

Car allowance

Bonus

Pension

Full product training

Long term career opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a contracting or general manufacturing environment.
• Track record of successful product launches and negotiations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Source and develop new products to capture market opportunities.
• Negotiate and implement supplier commercial terms.
• Maintain product integrity and manage category plans.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Product category management

Education

CIPS qualification

Job description

This is an outstanding opportunity for an accomplished Senior Buyer to join the procurement team of a leading manufacturer and assist in the development of its' supply chain and the ongoing management and support of their clients.

As the Senior Buyer you will be responsible for the sourcing, development and launching of new and innovative products into the business to enhance new market opportunities whilst negotiating and implementing all supplier commercial terms and developing and managing product category plans linking to market data, competitor analysis and financial goals.

Other key responsibilities will include implementing and analysing product pricing plans working closely with the sales teams to have the right pricing points and best margin opportunities, liaising with the marketing team through promotional activity, product guides and launching of new product ranges and maintaining full product integrity through supplier T&C s, product accreditation and specification including price and product file maintenance.

You will be a confident Buyer or Senior Buyer with a track record of working within a contract or general manufacturing environment and demonstrable experience of effectively communicating with all relevant internal and external stakeholders

Ideally CIPS qualified, you will be an accomplished negotiator, with the ability to achieve positive and commercially beneficial outcomes for clients, suppliers and the company alike whilst maintaining healthy profit margins.

On offer is an attractive basic salary, car allowance, bonus, pension, hybrid working and full product training as well as long term career opportunities.