Senior Strategic Buyer

Your new company

This is an excellent opportunity to join a developing procurement function and take commercial ownership of a portfolio of technically complex components. You will support supplier strategy, commercial performance, operational continuity and wider business growth.

Your new role

• Develop and deliver sourcing strategies across assigned commodity areas
• Lead commercial negotiations and contract management activities
• Manage and develop strategic supplier relationships
• Drive improvements across cost, quality and delivery
• Identify and manage commercial and supplier risks
• Support supplier selection, development and performance reviews
• Work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality teams
• Contribute to new product and business improvement projects
• Use market and supplier data to support commercial decisions
• Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes and performance

What you'll need to succeed

• You will have strategic procurement, category management or senior buying experience within a manufacturing, engineering or similarly technical environment.
• Experience developing sourcing or commodity strategies
• Strong commercial negotiation skills
• Strategic supplier and contract management experience
• A track record of delivering cost, quality or service improvements
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving capability
• Experience working with ERP or MRP systems
• A relevant procurement qualification, degree or equivalent experience
• CIPS accreditation, or progress towards it, would be advantageous.

What you'll get in return

Salary depending on experience

Hybrid working

Competitive pension and benefits package

Annual bonus opportunity

Professional development and career progression

Supportive, collaborative procurement environment

What you need to do now

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