Position: Mid-Senior level

Job type: Full-time

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Resale and Freight Buyer

Circa £40,000

25 days holiday excluding statutory days.

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Other benefits

Main Accountabilities

  • Maintain data bases in particular Vendor Price Lists
  • Work closely with Planning and Quality functions to assure Quality and Service Requirements
  • Ownership of Master Projects and Savings (MP&S) to insure all actual and forecasted savings are accurately reported
  • Work with Procurement head to ensure Continuous Improvement Process, Sourcing is updated and continually aligned with business needs

Resale

  • To assure all resale products are procured at best “Total Cost” also ensuring all supplier quality and service requirements are met
  • To actively support growth opportunities in resale items ensuring all suppliers pass the necessary onboarding requirements
  • Implement strategies to reduce supplier lead-time whilst at all time understanding and obtaining necessary internal approvals concerning financial liabilities.
  • Engaging with other functions, in particular, product management to maintain full business alignment with strategic growth plans

Transport and Logistics

  • Manage complete value stream from tender to invoice approval assuring best Total Cost
  • Work closely to assure full compliance with our client’s contractual requirements
  • Implement Forwarder Service level KPI
  • Ensure optimal cost compliance – Mode vs Vendor
  • Maintain ELIP EU spend analytics

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

  • Either working towards or achieved Chartered Institute of Purchasing (CIPS)
  • Good understanding of Contract Management
  • Preferred - Experience of Freight procurement
  • Highly collaborative in nature.
  • Excellent communication skills
  • An active interest in continuous improvement
  • Good communicator
  • Enthusiastic and outgoing – Willing to learn
  • Ability to work to strict time lines
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Deadline: 26-07-2024

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