Buyer

Responsibilities will include:
*Regular review of supplier performance and strategy.
*Identifying potential suppliers, visiting and meeting existing suppliers, building and maintaining relationships with them.
*Negotiating and agreeing contracts and monitoring their progress. Checking the quality of service provided.
*Evaluating bids and making recommendations based on commercial, technical, supply and quality requirements.
*Forecasting cost trends and their impact on activity. Acting on these trends.
*To engage and utilise key technical experts within the business to ensure product quality, consistency and safety.
*To be industry expert for relevant category(s), ensuring industry knowledge and market trends are captured and cascaded to relevant stakeholders.
The key performance indicator's include
*Improving EBITDA
*Cost tracker measuring cost of goods and better than market inflation/deflation, which enables Brakes to compete within the marketplace, driving NOBC and share of wallet.
*Improve working capital
*Improve availability and waste
*Build on our CSER/Sustainable sourcing position.
As an ideal candidate, you will demonstrate:
*Strong communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels both internally and externally.
*Examples of negotiation and delivery of cost savings combined with a strong and logical commercial problem solving abilities.
*Strong planning and organisational skills with excellent time management and the ability to manage conflicting priorities.
*Resilience under pressure, adapting quickly to deliver commercial results when confronted with unforeseen demands.

For information about this role please contact Harry at Henderson Brown.

harry@hendbrown.com

07585669314