Project Buyer | Derby | 6 Months Fixed Term Contract | £35,000Cherry Professional are looking for a Project Buyer on an initial 6 Month Fixed Term Contract. You will responsible for the placement of orders in accordance to schedules and requisitions to ensure on-time fulfilment of business needs.Responsibilities:• Responsible for supplier selection giving consideration to Cost, Quality, Performance and Compliance• Manage all necessary information / deliverables for Bills of Materials, Material requests and Material budgets in order to support the Business needs and Key Stakeholders• Negotiate with suppliers and contractors on best price, mode of shipping and delivery lead-times during quotation process. • Identify any potential supplier capacity constraints. • Negotiate Savings / Cost Avoidance and maintain the Savings Tracker• Order Parts on a continuing basis in order to maintain inventory levels / MRP• Evaluate and develop the performance of the suppliers with supplier visits, face to face meetings, pro-active expediting and regular communications• Review of overdue PO’s and ensure general housekeeping is kept up to date• Where suppliers are under performing or have supplied defective goods, raise NCR’s• Work together with other functions such as QHSE, Engineering, Projects, to ensure key stakeholders are informed and satisfied with Purchasing’s deliverables. Teamwork is essential• Provide flexible and responsive purchasing to meet stakeholders needs• Compare costs and evaluate the quality and suitability of supplies, materials and equipment• Management of all PO’s from Source to Pay i.e. take ownership of PO’s once placed and manage through to delivery and supplier invoice matchingIdeal Candidate:• Strong knowledge of procurement principles, practices, and procedures.• Proficiency in using procurement software and MRP planning systems.• Excellent negotiation and contract management skills.• Ability to manage internal stakeholders working to tights deadlines• Minimum of 2 years track record of buying raw materials, equipment, ideally working within manufacturing or engineering related environment.• Ability to analyse and interpret technical specifications and project requirementCherry Professional are recruiting on behalf of their clientRoles you may have applied for: Buyer | Project Buyer | Procurement Officer | Procurement Assistant|Cherry Professional are recruiting for this opportunity on behalf of our client. Please view our Privacy Policy on our website to understand how your data will be used if you apply for this role.