Buyer

Cammach are currently recruiting for a Buyer based in Barrow-in-Furness. This is a 2-year contract opportunity, offering the flexibility of a hybrid working arrangement.

ROLE

• The Buyer is responsible for supporting our business in ensuring delivery of high-quality Purchase Orders with vendors, supporting continuous process improvements and operational efficiency / productivity gains across the business. Acts as a first escalation point for local supplier issues and ensures that the local stakeholders are appropriately trained on Procurement tools.
• The role will also support material coordination within the Asset and work closely with the logistics and materials team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Accountabilities

• Work in full compliance with the company Buying policy, educating and driving the correct behaviours of business stakeholders
• Build effective stakeholder relationships, ensuring a high service level in terms of buyer functional delivery
• Partner with internal customers to positively influence spending decisions, to analyze and make recommendations to the business
• Understand the business needs and validate the requirements are justified
• Ensure availability of all goods and services in time - proactively support business owners to ensure equipment/ consumables/ service availability to meet agreed timescales

Key Role Deliverables

• Execute Purchase Orders including full tracking up to delivery on site
• Manage vendors to ensure timely deliveries and quality compliance
• Ensure flawless procurement procedures – working with the relevant individuals to identify and make improvements where required
• Support implementation of Catalogues and promote/execute with local requestors higher spend penetration through Catalogues
• Support negotiations, contract implementation and maintenance, incl. supplier performance metrics
• Identify savings opportunities and partner with internal customers to deliver savings through tenders/negotiations/contract renewals
• Any other associated duties as reasonably required

REQUIREMENTS

Competence & Qualifications

• Extensive SAP experience (as buyer)
• Strong customer service approach to delivering the buying function.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, decision making/problem solving, influencing and team building skills.
• Experience with contracts activities (strategy, sourcing, contracts

Technical Skills

• Ability to work collaboratively across an organization and with external parties.
• Ability to prioritise ensure seamless execution.
• Ability to work with external stakeholders comfortably.
• Strong business acumen and commercial skills along with technical system skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office

Qualifications

• Degree educated preferred