Buyer

Buyer

Location: Plymouth

Salary/ Benefits £35,000-£40,000 depending on level of experience plus:

- Annual Bonus scheme
- Pension
- Healthcare
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Summary

An internationally acclaimed company that specialise in the design and manufacture of rail engineering technology & providing solutions to track maintenance, signalling and stressing problems is looking to hire an experienced Buyer to join their team in Plymouth.

As a Buyer you will be responsible for:

- Managing and negotiating related commodities and ensure a high-performance level in terms of quality, delivery, price and productivity.
- The daily ordering of goods and services for the site.
- Ensuring procurement activities are managed in a professional and cost-effective manner, whilst supporting consistency in practices globally:
- Increasing profitability and drive the improvement of the overall sourced goods and services under their scope according to strategies defined at the group level,
- Managing the supplier base to obtain the necessary improvements to achieve the above and protect the plant against potential unfavourable market trends.
- Ensuring logistics supply chain is robust, reliable and cost effective for both domestic and international trade

Candidate Specification

- 5 to 10 years' experience in Purchasing (Technical and Purchasing Expertise (Cost Analysis, Purchasing Strategy, Negotiation Skills.)
- Supplier Management expertise
- Experience in an industrial environment
- Working experience in cross-functional teams
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Professional Suite
- Change management experience (Desirable)
- Experience working with MRP systems in sourcing direct and indirect material in an international environment (Desirable)
- University Degree in Engineering or Business (Desirable)
- Purchasing certification (Desirable)

This is great opportunity to join a global player in providing mission-critical engineered solutions across the globe.

For further information and to apply get in touch now.

Navartis Ltd is a specialist recruitment company supplying highly skilled technical and management professionals within the global Transportation, Civil Engineering & Utility industries, if you are seeking a new position our recruitment team can locate the opportunity to suit your needs.