Buyer 6 month fixed term contract
Sunderland Permanent Up to £40,000 Ref: 404965
The Company
Nigel Wright Supply Chain and Procurement Team is delighted to be working growing manufacturer who are looking to appoint a Buyer upon an initial 6 month fixed term contract.
The Role
Working within a supportive and collaborative team environment, key responsibilities will include:
- Managing all Purchasing activity
- Running MRP to understand raw material requirements, manipulating and interpreting data
- Order placement, expediting
- Contract-/ tender management and review
- New sourcing/market research
- Supplier negotiations/performance management
- Process Mapping - opportunity to review and challenge status quo
- Mix of Direct/Indirect Purchasing - opportunity to add value by centralising Indirect Purchasing
About You
The successful candidate will have/be:
- Previous purchasing experience from within FMCG or Manufacturing preferable
- Energetic, diligent and ambitious to develop and progress, focused upon improvement
- Able to commit and deliver in an ever changing, fast-paced environment – flexible and agile
- Advanced excel skills and excellent analytical ability essential
- Knowledge of MRP beneficial
- Strong supplier relationship management skills
- Commercially astute, confident communicator and negotiator
- Assertive, problem solver
- Change management skills beneficial
