Senior Buyer

Our client, a world-renowned manufacturer of innovative and sustainable solutions, is seeking an experienced Senior Buyer for a 12-month maternity cover contract. The role is responsible for leading a small purchasing team, delivering cost savings, managing SAP MRP/MM processes, sourcing engineering materials, and supporting maintenance and production activities. Responsibilities: – Day-to-day management of direct reports, including TMS, appraisals & PDPs. – Assist in the implementation of a category management approach. – Support with any site-specific requirements or group purchasing instructions as may be required from time to time. – Manage the re-order points for spare parts, investigate and liaise with Engineering to ensure correct stock quantities are maintained of suitable spares – Manage consignment stocks, ensuring all settlements are carried out on a monthly cycle. – Manage the creation of material master data in SAP for spare parts – Source non-stock engineering parts – Record all cost savings in a departmental spreadsheet for audit purposes. – Ensure the SAP physical inventory checks are carried out daily and that 100% of inventory is counted within each fiscal year, as evidenced by (MIDO) in SAP. Monitor and recount high-value differences, investigating as necessary to ensure a high level of stock accuracy is maintained. – Assist MRP Controller with any high-value or priority purchases. – Ensure the central stores are compliant with Safety and Environmental rules and legislation, and that the operatives are fully trained and act at all times in a safe manner, ensuring safe systems of work and risk assessment are regularly completed. – Develop and maintain good working relationships with the key internal and external stakeholders to facilitate and develop cost-saving strategies across all Mill departments – Provide stores with cover for planned or unplanned machine shutdowns – Provide departmental cover as required. – Participate when required in training programmes as part of the annual appraisal process. – Attend and actively participate in team meetings. – Accept additional education/training as deemed necessary, as a result of new equipment and/or changes in technology, in order to continue satisfactorily carrying out the role. – When requested, to be available for meetings/projects/working away for short periods periods of time, which may include occasional overnight trips – Monitor and assess all Operations/procedures, and when required, assist in updating / improvements. Person Specification: – Extensive experience in a supervisory purchasing role, preferably within a manufacturing environment or a heavy engineering environment – Highly motivated and analytical with excellent purchasing experience – Strong management skills to lead a small team and gain support from all departments managers for purchasing activities. – Experience in using SAP with a sound knowledge of MRP in a relevant position – Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply at level 4 or above mentality – Experienced negotiator with a proven track record of cost reduction initiatives. – Category Management experience is preferred, but not essential