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Indirect Buyer

Job Posted: 2 hours ago

  • Salary: Competitive

    Job Type: Permanent

  • Location: Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

Expire in: a month

Job Description

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Indirect Buyer to join a global manufacturing business in Sunderland. You will be joining their Purchasing function to support business development in an industry and organisation with high growth potential. Key Responsibilities * Build and maintain strong connections with Global Purchasing to identify strategies and to develop suppliers both globally and locally. * Gather Market Intelligence, identify major categories, analyse current spend & develop an optimal Indirect Strategy Plan * Deliver the strategy through supplier relationships & multiple projects (CAPEX, Service, Energy, Maintenance, T&L contracts) * Focus on & deliver strategic proactive tenders for the identified Indirect approved suppliers & purchase spend. * Lead negotiations, supplier selection & align functional requirements * Increase control & management of Service Contracts – e.g. best practice and avoid termination penalties; YOY cost reductions. * Work with Indirect Senior Purchasing Manager & internal functions to establish QCD targets, objectives and deliver against targets KPIs. * Ensure day to day issues are managed with relevant plant personnel resulting in improved quality/logistical performance. * Provide support to the Purchasing Officer for continuous improvements in supplier quality & OTIF for indirect parts. * When required manage release of Indirect Purchase Orders from SAP system. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise * You will ideally be educated to degree level and currently be working within an indirect Purchasing role within a manufacturing environment and will have built up experience of at least 5 years of supplier engagement, negotiation, and cost reduction. * Strong leader to influence, be able to work to tight deadlines, have a good sense of priority and have previous negotiation experience. * Excellent communication skills are crucial to this role, as is the ability to build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. * You should possess strong industrial awareness by investigating new supply markets to assess existing and new supplier capabilities * You must hold a full driving licence. * Some degree of travel may be required. * CIPS or MCIPS is a requirement for this role. Benefits * 26 days holiday plus bank holidays * Holiday purchase / sell scheme * Enhanced life assurance * Enhanced pension scheme * Enhanced maternity / paternity pay * Dental plan * Flexible working office roles
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