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Procurement Buyer / Procurement Senior Buyer

Procurement Buyer / Procurement Senior Buyer

Barclay Meade

Posted 12 hours ago, valid for 14 days

Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 6AB

Full Time

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The Procurement Buyer / Procurement Senior Buyer will work within a large supply chain team focusing on both operational and strategic procurement tasks.
Key responsibilities include driving supplier performance, ensuring material availability, and contributing to savings targets.
Candidates should have procurement experience at either Buyer or Senior Buyer level, ideally in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
The role requires MRP/ERP literacy, with a hybrid working model available after probation.
The position offers a salary in the range of $60,000 to $80,000, depending on experience.

The Procurement Buyer / Procurement Senior Buyer will join a large supply chain function of Junior Buyers, Buyers and Senior Buyers. The focus of the procurement activity is a blend of operational and strategic tasks, with Buyers responsible for ensuring continuity of supply, supplier development of an assigned commodity set and contributing to savings targets.

Specific duties of the Procurement Buyer / Procurement Senior Buyer include:

Drive supplier performance in relation to operational KPIs and metrics - OTIF/OTD
Ensure availability of materials and services - off the shelf commodities (pumps, valves, motors, spare parts, gaskets, seals)
Drive rationalisation of suppliers and materials to streamline the supply chain and capitalise on economies
Spot negotiations
Work with Quality in regards to NCR and supplier quality issues
Maintain procurement department reports and update performance and savings tracker
Utilise procurement department data in ERP to drive procurement decisions

Procurement Buyer / Procurement Senior Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:

Procurement experience at Buyer or Senior Buyer level
Previous exposure to a manufacturing, engineering or similar procurement environment
MRP/ERP literate
Comfortable working in a hybrid model after probation (attendance 5 days in the office is also OK)
Self-motivated and pro-active.

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