Category Buyer - Manufacturing - Cherwell, Oxfordshire
- Manufacturing
Category Buyer - Manufacturing
Cherwell
£330000 - £50000 DOE
+ Excellent Benefits and company bonus
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MDE are currently seeking an experienced Category Buyer to join an established and highly successful manufacturing business.
As a Category Buyer you will be required to manage an EMEA-wide factored goods components commodity portfolio. This is an exciting time to be joining the global procurement team, who are about to embark on a major global procurement transformation to become an industry recognised leader in procurement and supply chain.
Key features of the role include:
- Preparing and managing commodity plans to identify and deliver cost reduction opportunities, working capital benefits and supply chain improvements which improve product availability for our customers;
- Carrying out market research and vendor identification, appraising potential vendors to ensure suitability from commercial, quality and performance perspectives;
- Managing supplier relationships within a structured supplier development and performance management framework;
- Collaborating with multiple stakeholders across Essentra including product management, quality and commercial teams, whilst working closely with global Procurement colleagues; and
- Managing change, particularly around process improvement and supporting global product changes across multiple sites.
Vacancy Requirements:
You should have the following skills, experience and/or qualifications:
- CIPS Qualification desirable
- Computer literate to a high level in Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Relevant experience within procurement
- Accomplished negotiator with experience of resolving complex issues combining technical, quality & commercial factors
- Good knowledge of plastics, metals plus a broad range of componentry, alongside solid commercial and legal skills.
Please note all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK
