Buyer (6 - Month Fixed Term Contract)
4 days ago
**Position Summary**:
Our client seeking an experienced Buyer who has gained their experience in the manufacturing sector. They should be experienced in purchasing goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.
- Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations.
- Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes, new projects and other activities.
- Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization.
- Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers.
- Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities.
- Negotiate favorable Payment Terms.
- Prepare reports and updates as and when required.
- Work closely with others in the procurement function and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements.
- Adhere to any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, staff and visitors.
- Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
- Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedules.
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications.
- Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
- Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
- Conduct research for new components and suppliers.
- Compile data relating to supplier performance to enable evaluation.
- Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews to ensure contract compliance.
- Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues.
**Skills and Attributes**:
- Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders, and suppliers.
- Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influential skills.
- Analytical, numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
- Able to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks and achieve set targets.
- Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the production and customer order fulfilment.
- Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency and stressful situations.
- Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
- Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders, and suppliers.
- Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influential skills.
- Analytical, numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
- Able to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks and achieve set targets.
- Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the production and customer order fulfilment.
- Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency and stressful situations.
- Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
- Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders, and suppliers.
- Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influential skills.
- Analytical, numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
- Able to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks and achieve set targets.
- Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the production and customer order fulfilment.
- Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency and stressful situations.
- Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
**Requirements**:
- Relevant business/commercial, procurement degree or diploma.
- Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within a manufacturing or Mining environment.
- Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding, and cost breakdown.
- Experience of working closely with suppliers.
- Able to add value, reduce costs and input to business improvements.
- An understanding of the Manufacturing process and related components would be advantageous.
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