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Senior Buyer

Employer
Henderson Brown
Location
Cornwall
Salary
£35000 - £40000 per annum
Closing date
25 Dec 2014

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Buying, Other Job Function

Job Details

Job Title: Senior Buyer
Ref No: HB-1080
Location: Cornwall
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

A well respected food manufacturing business is looking to strengthen the Purchasing team with the opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join them.

In this Senior Buyer position you will be responsible for sourcing, negotiating, agreeing and managing contracts with suppliers for the sites raw materials and services in order to deliver the most competitive overall cost of supply.

Other responsibilities in this role will include:
*Provide expertise in the management of the supplier's performance covering; quality, service, technical standards, innovation and continuous improvements. In conjunction other departments as required.
*Develop and implement appropriate long and short term strategic and tactical initiative in order to achieve specific buying, sourcing targets.
*Assist in the delivery of the sites, group purchasing & purchasing's departments KPI's
*Write & manage a Source Plan for each of their categories, which will include; risk to the business by commodity and have a robust contingency plan in place.

As the ideal candidate you will have the following:
*Financial awareness, understanding of product and material costings, margins and company accounts.
*Professional competence by qualification or experience.
*Ideally CIPS and / or degree qualified, or training towards either.
*Knowledge of the key market commodities, the processes for evaluation and the major suppliers.
*Excellent Interpersonal & concise communication skills.
*Credible understanding of all technical and commercial requirements.
*Sound knowledge of manufacturing, along with a "hands on" approach towards site / supplier issues, and problem solving.
*Computer literacy; excel to intermediate level and MRP systems, as required to support the purchasing function.
*A track record of successful project management.

In return this company offers a challenging and rewarding career with opportunities to develop and progress your career.

Get in touch with Henderson Brown today to view all of our current food jobs and fresh produce jobs and also to find out more about our fresh produce recruitment and food recruitment services.

Company

Henderson Brown are an established recruitment consultancy business which specialises in recruiting across all disciplines within: Food Manufacturing, FMCG, Fresh Produce and Horticulture.

Founded in 2009, the business is based in Peterborough and offers headhunting, advertised selection and database recruitment for their clients depending on the needs and requirements of the role.

If you are looking for individuals or potential companies to work for within the food and fresh produce sectors please give us a call on 01733 235111 or contact us at enquiries@hendbrown.com

 

Company info
Telephone
01733 235111
Location
Number 10 The Forum,
Minerva Business Park
Peterborough
PE2 6FT
GB

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