Senior Buyer
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
£35,000 - £42,000 plus benefits + bonus
Role Profile
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join a growing team with a high profile global company who invest significantly in personal and professional development of employees.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Negotiate and identify cost savings
- Working with internal and external stakeholders
- Deliver commercial contracts with time restrictions
- Implement and maintain procurement strategies
- Managing ongoing supplier performance and developing relationships
- Delivering savings and supply chain efficiencies through effective negotiation and procurement
- Developing and implementing procurement and product strategies
- Deliver cost and quality improvements
- Identifying new suppliers
- Working closely with the new business team
Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Previous experience in procurement and supply chain roles
- Understanding of tendering processes
- Proven negotiation skills and commercial acumen
- Knowledge of Lean manufacturing
- Continuous improvement and change management skills
- Ideally MCIPS or part CIPS qualified
Client
Our client is a leading business based in Gloucestershire. The company is going through an exciting period of growth and change and this has created a number of fantastic ne wopportunities across the supply chain and procurement functions.
Remuneration
£35,000 - £42,000 plus benefits
About Cast UK
Cast UK is a leading executive consultancy, providing national recruitment solutions to both clients and candidates. Specialising in Business Change & Transformation, HR, Procurement, Buying, Supply Chain, and Logistics, each member of our specialist team has a professional background specific to their recruiting sector. With this unique insight and knowledge, our consultants are able to place individuals from trainee through to main board. For more information on Cast UK and a complete list of all of our current vacancies, please visit www.castuk.com
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