Contract Indirect Buyer
Posted 1 week ago by Orion Electrotech
Negotiable
Inside
Onsite
United Kingdom
Summary: The Contract Indirect Buyer role involves supporting site-wide procurement for an innovative manufacturer, focusing on indirect purchasing for various projects. The position requires negotiation with suppliers and managing the procurement of consumables and equipment. Candidates should have some purchasing experience, ideally in a manufacturing environment, and familiarity with SAP or similar systems. This is a contract position lasting 6-12 months with an immediate start available.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Lead Buyer in purchasing shop floor equipment and machinery as required.
- Sourcing and purchasing all site consumables including stationary and mobile devices.
- Negotiate with suppliers to ensure targets are met.
- Assist in identifying new suppliers and monitoring their performance.
- Support the tender process.
Key Skills:
- Previous purchasing/procurement experience, ideally in a production/manufacturing environment.
- Broad-based indirect purchasing experience covering machinery, facilities, and consumables.
- Working knowledge of SAP/MRP/ERP systems.
- Strong negotiation skills.
Salary (Rate): £20.75 Hourly
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
Job Title: CONTRACT INDIRECT BUYER
INDIRECT BUYER
6-12 months contract
Immediate start available
Site based, Mondy Friday, early finish Friday
Fantastic opportunity to join a world-class business in a diverse indirect purchasing role supporting site-wide procurement.
You will work for this innovative manufacturer to support some of their key projects as well as support driving the best price for day-to-day consumables across all areas of the business.
As such, it will be a varied project focussed Purchasing/Indirect Buyers role with responsibility for indirect purchasing within manufacture supporting the Supply Chain team to procure production equipment, machinery through to facilities, consumable, stationary to car leasing agreements.
Key accountabilities for indirect Buyer will include:
Supporting the Lead Buyer to purchasing shop floor equipment and machinery as required
Sourcing and purchasing all site consumables encompassing stationary, mobiles through to car leasing arrangements
Negotiation with suppliers and ensuring targets are met
Assisting with the identification of new suppliers and monitoring their ongoing performance
Support the tender process
To succeed in this interesting Buyer s role, you will need some previous purchasing/procurement experience ideally in a production/manufacturing environment (although not essential) with broad-based in-direct purchasing experience, ideally covering machinery, facilities to consumables.
A working knowledge of SAP/MRP/ERP systems and negotiation skills are required. SAP highly desirable.
The role will be INSIDE IR35 PAYE
Please contact Alison Kemp for further details or apply via the link
Likely to suit individuals with a background as (but not limited to): Indirect Buyer, Indirect commodity specialist, Procurement Lead, Engineering Indirect Buyer, Production Indirect Buyer, Indirect Purchasing, Buyer or similar