Senior Strategic Buyer

Chase and Holland; Church Broughton CP; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable recruitment agency is looking for a Senior Strategic Buyer in Church Broughton, England. This role involves managing supplier relationships, developing sourcing strategies, and identifying areas for improvement in the supply chain. The ideal candidate will have strong negotiation skills and experience in a similar position. The company values innovation and growth, offering an exciting opportunity for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate experience within a similar role.
• Strong negotiation skills are essential.
• Experience in organizing and managing competitive tenders.

Responsibilities

• Working with existing suppliers and onboarding new suppliers.
• Identifying areas for strategic improvement in the supply chain.
• Developing sourcing strategies and analyzing spends.
• Monitoring supplier performance.

Skills

Experience in similar role

Strategic supplier identification and development

Intermediate level of Excel knowledge

Previous knowledge of ERP systems

Ability to work with complex data

Strong negotiation skills

Experience in managing competitive tenders

Job description

Overview

Senior Strategic Buyer - East Midlands

Chase & Holland have today been engaged by an exceptional East Midlands based business, and are excited to be partnering the business to recruit a Senior Strategic Buyer into the growing and developing team. This role is coming about owing to growth and an increase in R&D leading to some exciting plans for the future. The business is extremely well regarded as a leader in its chosen field, and is a long and very well established name.

Responsibilities

• Working with existing suppliers and new suppliers to increase the efficiency of the existing supplier base while onboarding new suppliers to drive positive development.
• Identifying areas for strategic improvement in the existing supply chain and suggesting well-founded plans for change.
• Initiating and managing tendering.
• Developing sourcing strategies and analysing spends.
• Inter- and intra-departmental communication and stakeholder management.
• Working pro-actively to find and identify solutions.
• Monitoring supplier performance.
• Working and leading projects.
• Collecting data as required and/or performing data analysis.

Skills & Experience

• Ability to demonstrate experience within a similar role.
• Strategic supplier identification and development.
• Intermediate level of Excel knowledge.
• Previous knowledge of ERP systems.
• Ability to work with large amounts of complex data.
• Strong negotiations skills.
• Experience in organising and managing competitive tenders.

How to apply

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Chase and Holland acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in Finance, Supply Chain, HR and IT recruitment and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire marketplaces.

Please note, only candidates with indefinite leave to remain and work can be considered by the company.