Buyer
Consett (County Durham) Procurement
Job description
Location
Consett, Durham
· Salary
£ 20000 - £ 23000 / Year
· Category
Procurement & Supply Chain - Buyer / Puchasing
· Job type
Permanent
· Industry
Procurement and Supply Chain
· External Reference
KH-BUYER
Adecco Durham is recruiting for a fantastic opportunity to join an established manufacturer in the Consett area.
A salary of £20- £23 dependant upon experience.
This role is typically 39 hours per week, Monday - Thursday 07:30 - 16:30 and Friday 07:30 - 12.
The working location is Consett; however you will be expected to spend up to 2 days a week in the Leeds office.
Duties:
Use local and parent company knowledge to source globally
Recognise and evaluate market prices and other opportunities to secure reduced long term prices
Assess supplier products to ensure that they comply with specifications and meet the organisations quality standards
Analyse and evaluate supplier bids, tenders, proposals or quotations
Negotiate prices and delivery conditions and commit to purchases (within established limits of authority) with terms that are in the company's best interest
Interpret inventory requests, production schedules, purchase requisitions, orders and other documents to co-ordinate purchasing activities with the organisations current and anticipated demand for goods and materials
Manage suppliers to ensure key performance indicators are met on a regular basis.
Skills/Experience
Experience of purchasing in manufacturing industry
Able to demonstrate good communication skills, both internally and externally across all levels.
Ability to analyse data and charts, and propose effective policies
Excel/ Word/ PowerPoint and Outlook office skills
Able to demonstrate supply chain management principles across a diverse supplier base.
Ability to demonstrate a track record of cost reduction achievements through price negotiation or partnering with suppliers to engineer out cost of the product or supplier process.
Membership of CIPS would be an advantage
SAP functional knowledge and usage would be an advantage
Adecco is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.