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Buyer

Buyer (RL5291) Bridlington, England

Castle Employment are looking for a Buyer for a progressive, established Manufacturing business in the Bridlington area. The business works on an international scale, so the role would ideally suit a Buyer from a Manufacturing background who has international buying experience.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Identify new overseas sources ensuring continuity of supply with existing UK suppliers. 
  • Negotiating and managing overseas suppliers with regard to cost, quality and lead time.
  • To ensure purchases are made in the most cost effective way and to monitor stocks without affecting sales.
  • A high degree of product focus, with an ability to drive through engineering based savings as well as the effective building of strategic relationships in order to ensure that suppliers remain competitive and drive cost down through continuous improvement.
  • Implement commodity based sourcing strategies
  • Work with Logistics, Quality, Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Sales and Marketing in order to ensure conformance to the purchasing strategies developed
  • Conduct supplier negotiations in order to yield significant cost savings
  • Develop relationships with key suppliers in order to fully understand cost drivers and take a total acquisition approach to costs savings
  • Meet departmental targets to Budget Forecast

Skills/Experience required:

  • International buying experience within a manufacturing industry.
  • Strong negotiation and communication skills.
  • Competent IT user including MS Office
  • Good interpersonal skills and ability to apply them within an engineering/manufacturing environment
  • Excellent Microsoft Excel skills
  • CIPS qualification would be advantageous

The Benefits:

  • The client is offering a highly competitive salary and benefits package
  • Due to the nature of the role and business, occasional international travel will be required

For more information contact Nikki Holmes on 01723 365432 or email nikki@castle-employment.co.uk

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