Senior Buyer

Our Business

Siltbuster Ltd is the UK’s leading responsive wastewater treatment company, serving an extensive range of clients across the UK and overseas. “Water Quality Matters”; and the business ensures that environmental protection is provided by delivering effective package plant solutions to a breadth of sectors.

The business has grown significantly over the last few years; reaching a wider client base and enhancing the levels of service that we provide. Therefore, we are seeking to continue to build our team; investing in skills, knowledge & experience to not only enhance the services we can provide, but support career paths helping develop and engage our staff for the sustained growth of the business.

About The Role

Due to growth, we have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join our team, to support our Siltbuster Head Office in Monmouth.

The Senior Buyer will take ownership for achieving the optimum value on total costs, through sourcing strategies, supplier evaluation and selection, performance monitoring and supplier relationship management as well as supporting and mentoring junior members of the Purchasing Team.

As Senior Buyer, you’ll get to:

• Research, identify, build and maintain an effective and collaborative supply chain with suitable suppliers and manufacturers for required goods/materials/services, which meet regular and fluctuating business needs.
• Achieve optimum prices, value for goods and delivery times through effective negotiation, ordering, expediting, analysis, performance monitoring and supplier relationship management.
• Review our existing processes and procedures, using previous knowledge and expertise to develop/improve in collaboration with the rest of the purchasing department.
• Be involved in day-to-day management to ensure critical processes run effectively.
• Review landed costs data, with monthly updates to ensure costs are captured correctly.
• Manage the relationships with suppliers to achieve best prices and value for goods and services purchased by the Company, including on-site audits of existing/new/potential suppliers.
• Work with internal & external stakeholders to resolve quality & commercial issues in a prompt & effective manner.
• Introduce best practice and new processes as required, including the associated training and upskilling of team members.
• Support and mentor junior members of the purchasing and stores function

Qualifications & Experience

Demonstrable strategic procurement expertise within a manufacturing (of an engineered product) or distribution environment.

CIPS Level 4, or equivalent Supply Chain Qualification, or qualified by experience.

Demonstratable ability to negotiate with suppliers to achieve optimum contract terms, value for money and quality.

Results driven, with the ability to engage and motivate team members, peers and relevant stakeholders, to work collaboratively across various platforms, including MS Teams, to achieve business objectives.

Able to communicate confidently with outside suppliers and stakeholders at all levels.

An ability to professionally work with others, using persuasion and influencing skills where needed to ensure all work is completed on time, every time, including negotiation with stores, production, engineering, quality, sales and external contacts as required.

Demonstrable experience of solving problems quickly and effectively, either by collaboration with the wider team, or based on own knowledge and experience.

Work effectively under pressure, in a high-volume environment, to be able to prioritise workload to ensure all daily tasks are completed.

Intermediate level MS Office skills, with the ability to analyse data on Microsoft packages such as Excel / Word / PowerPoint.

Hold a valid UK driving licence.

What we can offer you

We understand balancing work and life commitments isn’t always easy, that’s why we’ve designed our benefits package to support you in all areas of life.

• Competitive salary
• Eligible for company bonus scheme (annual and quarterly payments)
• Medicash Scheme – medical expenses scheme (access to 24hour online GP services)
• Pension scheme with contribution based on total earnings not just salary
• 25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
• Increasing annual leave entitlement with long service
• 3x your annual salary life insurance (DIS)
• Support for development and training
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health first aiders
• Employee discount scheme (discounts/vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)
• Employee referral scheme
• Free on-site parking, with employee EV charging available.

This role is not open to Agencies - Please no calls or emails - Thank you.

EDI Statement

Workdry International Ltd is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We value transparency, respecting others and understanding differences. We give full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

As part of your recruitment journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments.