Buyer

Wolverhampton, West Midlands

£35,875pa + Extensive benefits package (Inc. 10.5% Pension Contributions I Bonus Scheme I Share Incentives I Life Insurance I Health Package)

Are you ready to step into a role where your ideas matter, your ambition is celebrated, and your growth is unlimited?

We're on the hunt for a smart, driven, and proactive Buyer to join our energetic and ambitious team. This is more than a job - it's a launchpad for your career.

Seymour John is delighted to be working with a global manufacturing client to add a Buyer to their team. This company is all about growth, with the security of being part of a FTSE 100 group of companies, alongside the agility and autonomous nature of leading innovation in their industry.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

* Manage spend on various categories across multiple manufacturing sites taking a sustainable supplier centric approach.

* Negotiate stock holding agreements or other methods to enable smooth materials flow.

* Identify and mitigate risks in the supply chain to maximise customer order delivery success.

* Effective communication of any parts availability risk ensuring that all options to resolve any availability concern is fully explored and appropriate action taken.

* Purchase Order placement for both system driven manufacturing materials and requisitioned parts.

* Identify and implement process improvements in conjunction with cross-functional project teams.

* Supplier development to support achievement of KPIs.

* Manage vendor performance including involvement with supplier audits.

* Identify potential new suppliers and negotiate best terms from all suppliers.

* Interaction with stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally.

* Involvement with NPD, NPI and engineering change activity and effective co-ordination of suppliers and stock requirements

* Work effectively to support strategic customers.

Key Skills & Qualifications

* Experience of fast paced manufacturing procurement.

* Familiarization of working with BoMs and ability to interpret technical drawings.

* Ability to work, tactically and operationally.

* Proven negotiation skills, contract management and the ability to forge relationships across all levels of the business.

* Commercial and financial acumen, with sound analytical skills and attention to detail.

* High work ethic with strong focus on excellent customer service.

* Good presentation and communication skills.

* High level of Excel competency

* Able to interpret technical / safety regulatory information.

* Clean UK driving license required.

* Willingness to travel

Schedule

Monday to Friday on site