Buyer

Location: Bristol (Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office)

About the role:

Our client, provide an end-to-end supply chain service delivering commodity and inventory savings. Due to continued growth, we are recruiting for a Buyer to work at their offices in North Bristol as part of a vibrant and dynamic team, committed to transforming procurement.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

* Capture and analyse data on the existing supply chain, the commercial markets and potential new entrants to the market.

* Conduct basic supplier assessment to ensure the suppliers proposed to Acquisition and Contract Management are of sound standing both commercially and financially.

* Responsible for creating document packs for their Categories in conjunction with all Stakeholders.

* Identify areas in which improvements could drive out cost.

* Implement continual improvement tasks with suppliers to implement best practises, best value and lower costs.

* Tracking and reporting progress against Cost Base Reduction (CBR).

* Identifying suppliers with the best capability to satisfy customer requirements.

* Assuring a disciplined approach for visibility of the right supplier performance metrics to optimise the support chain.

* Identify additional opportunities and actively develop mutually profitable relationships with suppliers

* Participate in every review of the Supplier Scorecards to nurture our supplier relationships.

* Support Strategic Supplier Negotiations.

Skills & Experience:

* Previous experience in a relevant Purchasing / Supply Chain environment.

* Ideally educated to HND / Degree Level or equivalent qualification in relevant subject, MCIPS qualified or working towards chartership. Professional and Ethical in Approach.

* Good Understanding of Supply Chain Management and Procurement, including Best Practice Purchasing and Sourcing Tools and Techniques.

The successful candidate will be required go through a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance.

Our client operates flexible start and finish times, have onsite car parking and have dress down and early finish on Friday's
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed