Group Buyer
Job description
The group buyer will play a key role within the Purchasing Department in delivering a consistent approach towards all sourcing and buying within the business, whilst maximising cost effectiveness and cost reductions, ensuring the delivery of outstanding quality products and services to Bloc. This position will require the candidate to liaise and negotiate with key suppliers to secure most favourable terms for the immediate and strategic long-term business requirements. This candidate will also assist with the management of our approved supply chain, and the on boarding of new supply chain partners. .
Responsibilities
- Purchase goods, materials, components in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
- Purchase goods, materials, components in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
- To ensure accuracy and attention to detail in the recording and maintenance of Bills of Material
- Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible
- Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a rick or impact on business operations
- Explore alternate sources for goods and materials
- To identify discrepancies that may arise with regards to stock, ordering or payment of material, investigating and active to resolve, ensure resolution
- To formulate and compile reports as required, including but not limited to, supplier performance, costs reductions and shortages
- Give input to stock reviews, co operating within the process as necessary
- To take ownership for understanding and developing a personal product knowledge of products, parts and services for customers
- Assist with commercial on-boarding of supply chain partners, including negotiating terms and conditions
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- Minimum 3 years experience working within a purchasing role
- Ability to manage high volume of work in a fast-paced environment
Desirable Skills
- Technical knowledge or experience working in a manufacturing organisation
Further Information
Work time Hybrid
- Vacancy ID
- 1552919
- Job ref.
- BBGB
- Job Sector
- Sales
- Area
- Derry or Londonderry
- Location
- Magherafelt
- Salary
- £35,000 per annum
- No. vacancies
- 1
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Weekly hours
- 37.5
- Published date
- 07/06/2022
- Closing date
- 30/06/2022
- Worktime
- Hybrid