Buyer
Ref: AS5681778
High Wycombe, UK
£40,000
- Permanent
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Efficiency Enhancement
- Vendor Management
About the candidate
The candidate is a highly skilled purchasing professional with a robust background in the procurement and supply chain sectors. They leverage an analytical mindset to refine purchasing strategies, ensuring cost-effectiveness and compliance with delivery schedules. The candidate's proficiency spans managing supplier relationships, optimizing ERP systems for streamlined operations, and contributing to team growth through their excellent communication skills and proactive approach to problem-solving.
Throughout their career, they have worked with a regional manufacturing company, a mid-sized tech firm, and a national retail chain, applying their skills to significantly enhance procurement processes and supply chain efficiency. This broad spectrum of experience showcases their ability to adapt and drive improvements across diverse industry environments.
What makes them great?
- Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement: Adept at analysing supply chain processes to identify cost-saving opportunities, achieving a 20% reduction in stock shortages through system enhancements.
- Procurement Software Implementation: Played a key role in implementing new procurement software that elevated order tracking efficiency by 25%.
Areas of expertise
- Supplier Relationship Management: Develops positive and productive relationships with suppliers, ensuring a consistent supply and satisfactory terms, proven by the improved delivery times at a regional manufacturing company.
- ERP and MRP Systems: Advanced user of ERP systems to enhance procurement operations, and skilled in the utilisation of MRP systems to maintain optimal inventory levels.
- Comprehensive Market Analysis: Conducts thorough market analyses to aid in cost-effective procurement strategies, including Just-in-Time systems which reduced stock shortages by 20% in a tech firm setup.