Buyer
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
£30,000 - £35,000 Per Annum
Our client is looking for an experience Buyer to join their Purchasing Team. They are offering a working environment that can help individuals to achieve their goals and contribute to the lives of others. The Buyer role will contribute by managing and developing a portfolio suppliers!
Buyer Roles and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for selecting suppliers and negotiating prices for material and/ or services required
- Ensure that procurement of nominated materials and services to agreed programmes
- Analyse, negotiate and report supplier price changes
- Carry out periodic surveys to obtain price comparisons
- Evaluate market trends to create cost savings
- Select sources of supply and in collaboration with technical staff and select materials and services
- Responsible for all purchasing requisitions and programmes being correct
- Ensure that all purchasing requirements reflect the current suppliers lead- times
- Keep all departments well informed of all changes that could potentially cause problems
- Make recommendations on potential problem areas
- Minimise the company exposure, obtaining the relevant authority levels
- Proactive liaison with other departments
- Forecast, plan to meet and to supply demand to relevant quality standards
- Provide and oversee payment terms and negotiation, optimisation and management
- Drive continuous improvements
- Minimise any and all excess and cost/stock
- Be aware of any potential international trading issues/ imports/legal
- Ensure compliance with company codes of conduct and Health & Safety
The ideal Buyer will:
- Experience of working within a Purchasing department
- Have gained this experience within a manufacturing environment
- Be experienced in negotiating with a proven record of cost reduction
- Knowledge of strategic purchasing tools
- Familiarity with ERP, MRP and other purchasing systems
- Experience with supplier relationship management
Benefits:
- Enhanced pension contributions and company Incentive Plan
- Healthcare cashback plan
- Employee Assistance Programme and financial wellbeing benefit
- Discounted shopping and lifestyle vouchers including a Specsavers vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted RAC membership
- Discounted gym membership at local leisure centres
- Generous holiday entitlement + Bank Holidays
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