Senior Buyer

c£28,000.000 per annum

Barnsley

You must have experience in procurement and supply-chain, ideally this will be from the manufacturing or engineering sector.

You must also have a full UK driving licence

Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm with 1 hour for lunch this is a full-time office-based position

Our clients business operates in various functionalities as part of its group of companies and is proud to be a leading distributor of sealing solutions to varied sectors, they also manufacture gaskets and plastic packaging and sell corporate clothing. The business forms part of a privately owned group of companies that has been established for almost 160 years! They have an excellent reputation within the industry and the company has a real family feel about it; everyone is there to help each other wherever possible, no one is just a number and each member of staff has an integral role within the business. They are based in Barnsley, located close to both Rotherham and Doncaster and just a 10-minute car journey from Junction 36 of the M1 for Sheffield and Wakefield commuters too.

Role Overview:

We are looking for someone who will not only possess the right personal qualities to join our clients well-established team but also someone who has experience in a similar role. You will be focusing on supply-chain management, building positive relationships with all suppliers, negotiating new contracts and managing imports.

Duties of the Senior Buyer:

Attending supplier review meetings via Microsoft Teams
Carrying out supplier visits and ensuring positive relationships are being built upon you will have use of the company pool car
Being actively involved in the Continual Improvement Programme
Negotiating new contracts and price increases
Implementing supplier rebate agreements
Managing departmental KPIs and reporting directly to the MD
Dealing with far-East and European Shipping and delivery schedules
Maintaining stock levels
Creating the daily stock shortage report
Processing Purchase Orders
Managing order confirmations
Updating Purchase Order dates on the inhouse system
Checking delivery supplier notes and matching to invoices
Managing supplier order books
Dealing with purchase order and invoice queries
Managing unconfirmed/late orders and overseeing supplier on-time delivery
Sending supplier requests for quotations
Managing key supplier consignment stock
Looking at new suppliers and undertaking re-sourcing projects
Working on cost-down initiatives
Managing imports and freight companies

To fulfil the role of Senior Buyer role you must:

Have experience in procurement and supply chain, ideally from the manufacturing or engineering sectors
Be confident and enjoy dealing with suppliers over the phone
Have strong relationship building skills
Have good attention to detail
Have experience in using procurement systems

Additional attributes which would be advantageous to fulfil the role of Senior Buyer:

Ideally CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) trained

Wide-ranging international procurement experience in particular with the Far-East including dealing with freight companies

A good understanding of incoterms

Ideally experienced in reading and understanding drawings

Additional Info:

Free, secure parking
Located close to a variety of amenities such as McDonalds, Morrisons, M&S, TK Maxx, ASDA
3% employer pension contribution