As Senior Buyer, you will be responsible for sourcing, supplier management, procurement and expediting.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Sourcing competitive bids from suppliers for materials, rentals and services that meet specification, quality, budgetary and schedule requirements.
• Negotiating and awarding commitments with suppliers ensuring that the most favourable terms of contract are obtained.
• Capitalising from lessons learned and ensuring SCM activities are performed in consideration of best practice, striving to mitigate risk and consistent promotion of company core values.
• Ensuring compliance with all supply chain policies, processes, systems, and procedures.
• Developing relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers including performing sites visits.
• Assisting with the implementation and conduct of the operational elements of the supply chain strategy and supporting the local SCM specific activities.
• Supporting the development of the local supply chain function through guidance and coaching to more junior members of the team.

Applicants to this role require:

• Relevant experience level in a procurement-based role is desirable, though consideration can be given to those with associated commercial experience in a different role. 
• Good IT skills and proficient in the use of Microsoft 365 applications. Experience within SAP ECC / SAP S4 Hana and SAP Ariba would be desirable.
• Good analytical skills and a knowledge and understanding of business analysis and planning.
• Proven ability to work on own initiative, effectively evaluate, organise and prioritise your own workload.

• Great interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate across all levels of stakeholders both internal and external.
• Confident networking with an effective ability to negotiate and influence.
• Numeric, with the ability to work with detail and accuracy.
• Mentoring / coaching experience would be desirable but is not essential.

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