Strategic Buyer Indirect - Telford, Shropshire

Position: Strategic Buyer - Indirect

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum

Location: Telford

Job Purpose:

As a Strategic Buyer for Indirect goods and services, you will play a crucial role in developing and improving purchasing strategies to align with department objectives, procedures, and company direction.

Reporting to: Purchasing Supervisor

Department: Purchasing

Key Responsibilities:

• Negotiate effectively with suppliers to secure the lowest total acquisition costs for indirect goods and services while maintaining agreed levels of quality, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction.
• Identify, recommend, and implement cost reduction opportunities in alignment with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with suppliers to establish standards and KPIs, with agreed monitoring and escalation routes.
• Manage and control the ordering process for Stores.

Main Tasks:

• Negotiate costs and terms with suppliers to secure the lowest total acquisition costs for indirect goods and services while maintaining agreed levels of quality, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction.
• Assist department staff in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Identify and recommend suppliers for new and existing requirements to meet cost reduction targets and remove consistently underperforming suppliers.
• Monitor commodity market trends to conduct effective strategic supplier negotiations.
• Assist in drafting purchasing contracts between and new and existing suppliers for consideration and approval.
• Control and improve the ordering process for stores.
• Coordinate and manage the release, progression, and responses to quotations with recommendations and proposals.

General Tasks:

• Manage and implement projects within pre-agreed budgets and timelines.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations in all Company operations.
• Support and liaise with the departmental Manager on personnel issues, including conditions of service, rate of pay, appointments, and terminations, in accordance with our current Company handbook and relevant policies.
• Be accountable for the departments use and maintenance of all plant, building, and equipment.
• Assist with departmental training in all aspects.
• Ensure compliance with SOX and other international standards obtained by MME.
• Assist in the development of continuous improvement and coordination within the department.
• Be responsible for the security of the departments area.
• Address any reasonable requests in accordance with company direction.

Essential requirements

• A Levels minimum 
• Experience of working in a busy purchasing department within the manufacturing sector
• Experience of MRP systems
• Experienced negotiator
• Full UK driving license

Desirable 

• MCIPS qualified