Buyer in Brackley

Location: Brackley

Salary: £32,000 per year

Recruiter: Jonathan Lee Recruitment

Date Advertised: 2024-04-26

If you're passionate about developing a career in procurement and are looking for a new challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Jonathan Lee Recruitment is helping a collaborative company recruit a Buyer, and the role comes with a salary of £32,000 to £38,000 p/a and excellent benefits.As a Buyer, you will report to the Procurement Manager and will be responsible for identifying and procuring ingredients for a leading food manufacturer. You will focus on category optimisation, process improvement and delivering against individual and departmental goals.In your first few weeks in this Buyer role, you can expect to:Establish and maintain ongoing relationships with preferred suppliersNegotiate prices, agree terms and conditions and where required set up contracts and supply agreementsPerform spend, contract and market analysis for ingredient category for communication to the wider businessWork closely with all sites to manage lead times, minimum order quantities and shelf life to ensure continuity of supply to the site at minimal wastageSource new ingredients and suppliers where required, ensuring compliance with legislation and standards, including but not limited to retail, ethical and environmentalTo apply for this Buyer role, your soft skills, expertise, and experience should include:Good analytical and reporting skillsAbility to recognise future and market trendsKnowledge of ingredient raw materials and commodity markets.Experience purchasing products within food manufacturing. Contract management and SRM experienceYou'll receive an excellent salary of £32,000 to £38,000 p/a and benefits package for your knowledge, expertise and flexibility.To apply for this inclusive and collaborative full-time Buyer job, please get in touch with Jonathan Lee Recruitment today. We'd love to help you get your next role and enable you to fulfil your professional ambitions.Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included
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