Category Buyer
15% Pension scheme, flexible working hours, 33 holidays and an annual bonus up to £1,700 are just a few of the perks that the Category Buyer will enjoy whilst working with this impressive, globally operating engineering organisation.
This award-winning organisation was recently ranked as one the top 25 employers world-wide.
Since their establishment over 160 years ago, they have become a household name within a number of high-profile industries including Oil & Gas and Power Generation, and now employ over 15,000 people across 180 facilities world-wide.
Based just a few miles from the M1 & M62 motorways in LEEDS, the successful Category Buyer will easily be able to commute from surrounding towns & cities including Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Pontefract, Castleford, Selby, Wetherby, Dewsbury and Halifax.
Key responsibilities of the Category Buyer:
- Lead and manage all purchasing related activity for the assigned Products and Services within the commodity
- Procure assigned Products and Services within budget and project timescales
- Ensure timely conversion of requisitions through to purchase order placement and carry out regular expediting calls and visits to ensure schedules are on plan
- Proactively escalate supply chain risks and communicate their impact on project schedules
- Carry out supplier performance reviews to manage levels of Quality, Cost, Delivery, Management, Safety & Environmental for all products and services.
- Develop relationships with suppliers and drive continuous improvement
- Conduct regular benchmarking exercises to assess VFM
For the Category Buyer position, we are keen to receive applications from individuals who possess the following:
- Experience as a Buyer or similar, within a manufacturing or engineering environment purchasing technical products.
- CIPS Qualified
- Experience purchasing Factored Goods
- SAP or a similar MRP system experience
Working Hours of the Category Buyer:
- 37.5 Hours per week with flexible start time offered.
- Core Hours: 10:00 - 15:30 Monday to Thursday / 10:00 to 14:30 Friday
- Earliest Start: 07:00
In return, the successful Category Buyer will receive:
- Annual Salary: Between £45,000 - £50,000
- Holiday Entitlement: 33 Days including public holidays
- Generous Pension Scheme: 15% Combined Contribution (9% Employer / 6% Employee)
- Company Wide Annual Bonus (subject to company financial performance) - previously paid up to £1,700.00
- Access to free onsite car parking, subsidised canteen and gym facility
To apply for the Category Buyer position, please click “Apply Now” and attach a copy of your CV.
Alternatively, please contact Alex Feather at E3 Recruitment for more information.
- Start: ASAP
- Rate: £45000.00 - £50000.00 per annum
- Location: Leeds, England
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Engineering
- Recruiter: E3 Recruitment
- Contact: Alex Feather
- Tel: 01484 645269
- Fax: 01484 500385
- Email: to view click here
- Posted: 2024-11-04 15:57:09 -
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