Strategic Buyer

Jackie Kerr Recruitment Ltd; Poole; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown Client, a manufacturing-focused business, is seeking a Strategic Buyer to manage supplier relationships and performance across all suppliers, leveraging company tools to monitor and improve outcomes.

The role involves developing partnerships, negotiating LTAs, and supporting with POs and RFQs during absence, while aligning with the quality team and sustainability goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing environments.
• Strong supplier liaison skills.
• Familiar with LTAs and long-term supplier agreements.

Responsibilities

• Develop supplier relationships and partnerships with key suppliers.
• Monitor and improve supplier performance with support from quality department.
• Agree long term solutions with suppliers and renew LTAs/contracts.
• Raise POs / RFQs to cover absence and ensure supply continuity.
• Ensure compliance with QMS and AS9100.

Skills

Supplier liaison

Buying experience

LTAs & contracts

Performance measurement

Job description

Our well-established client is looking for a Strategic Buyer to focus on supplier relationships and performance across all suppliers, while using company tools to monitor and improve supplier performance

Strategic Buyer Roles and Responsibilities:

• Focus on developing supplier relationships and partnerships with key suppliers
• Measure and endeavour to improve performance across all suppliers (with support from quality department)
• Agree long term solutions with suppliers such as contacts and LTAs (subject to Director approval) with view to control or reduce overall supplier spend and risks
• Providing long term forecast information to suppliers
• Support the technical buyer as required (including placing purchase orders to cover absence)
• Working with the managing director to establish and renew contract or LTA terms with identified key suppliers
• To conduct supplier performance review meetings internally and at suppliers
• To annually risk analyse all key suppliers and drive any improvement actions
• To update approved supplier list (ASL) as required
• Maintain NDAs with all suppliers
• Work with supply chain to measure and reduce carbon emissions in scope 3
• Contribute to company own carbon reduction program
• Flow down of ethics and compliance to supply chain
• Raise POs / RFQs to cover Technical Buyer absence
• To adhere to the QMS of the business and maintain compliance to all customer quality requirements and AS9100
• To adhere to the H&S and EMS procedure to ensure best practice legalities and responsibilities are maintained
• To uphold company policies as documented in the Business Strategy
• The effective implementation of corrective action and continuous improvement initiatives where ownership is assigned

The ideal Strategic Buyer will:

• Previously worked within a manufacturing environment
• Hold a strong supplier liaison experience
• Familiar with LTA terms
• Strong buying experience

Strategic Buyer Working hours:

• Full Time, Permanent Position
• Monday – Thursday 36 Hours a Week
• 09:00 – 16:00 (Flexible working between Core hours)