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Indirect Buyer

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Job Description - Indirect Buyer

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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