We are recruiting an experienced Senior Buyer to purchase products and marerials for a growing business in Sheffield. This is an exciting time to join a company with ambitious growth plans.
Benefits:
- Private healthcare
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Discretionary bonus
The Job:
The primary function of the role is having ownership of the procurement of raw materials for production, ensuring this is in line with the company production schedule at the right quality, specification, and at the best value to deliver forecasted margins.
Duties and responsibilities to include:
- Liaising with the Planning and Production team to review the production schedule to inform the Raw Materials purchasing strategy & requirement
- Building and developing strong supplier relationships to minimise supply chain risk
- Playing an active part in identifying opportunities to expand the supply chain by introducing high-quality suppliers/products
- Collating and monitoring supplier data to ensure performance levels are in line with company targets
- Carrying out supplier visits/audits to ensure they are meeting the company's ongoing compliance requirements
- Challenge, enhance and standardise existing procurement practices to further develop the team.
- Supporting the Head of Procurement and Finance team on departmental forecasts where procurement has an impact.
The person:
- You will have a proven background in purchasing and supplier management, with experience purchasing products and materials rather than services/indirects/capex spend
- Experience within manufacturing, engineering or raw materials purchasing is an advantage.
- CIPS qualification or a willingness to work towards one is required
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft packages is essential
- You will be able to demonstrate solid negotiation skills focused on total cost, lead-time stability, and contract compliance — not just price
- Understanding of profitability and the commercial awareness
- Experience conducting or participating in supplier audits
- Identifying risks in a process chain and drive corrective actions with suppliers.