Ref: BBBH30875
Senior Buyer - Chemicals and Plastics
Senior Buyer - Chemicals and Plastics
Manchester
£40,000 - £50,000 plus benefits
Role Profile
Our client is a successful manufacturing business in the Manchester area, currently looking to appoint a Senior Buyer to manage their Chemicals and Plastics categories.
This is an end to end, hands-on Senior Buyer role in a fast-paced Production environment.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Taking full ownership for the Chemicals and Plastics raw materials spend
- Identifying and onboarding new suppliers
- Conducting tenders and negotiations with key suppliers
- Implementing robust contractual agreements with suppliers
- Managing supplier performance
- Delivering savings and cost downs to the business
- Driving continuous improvements across the supply chain to add value
- Developing appropriate sourcing strategies for Chemicals and Plastics
- Taking strategic procurement decisions to ensure future material availability and supply
Skills & Experience
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Proven procurement experience of Direct Materials within a manufacturing environment
- Category expertise within Chemicals and Plastics
- Experience of commodity procurement, tracking commodity markets and understanding cost drivers
- Strong negotiation and commercial skills with proven track record in cost downs and savings
- Excellent analytical skills
- Good ERP skills - SAP essential
CIPS qualification would be highly desirable
Client information
Our client is a successful manufacturing business in the Manchester area
Remuneration
£40,000 - £50,000 plus benefits
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