Buyer (Indirect) - 2800 - Peterborough - 30K to 35K (RST-101018)

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Buyer (Indirect) - 2800
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
30K to 35K

We are recruiting for a permanent Indirect Buyer based in Peterborough.

As Indirect Buyer, you will be joining a team of 6 and will support the Revenue and Capital spend relating to our clients` site.

Dimensions for Buyer position:
* Annual Spend $50m
* c.300 Suppliers
* c. 5% UK/European Travel

Key activities:
* Provide leadership for sourcing for locally managed spend categories
* Understand and Interface with BU partners.
* Ownership of Common Goals
* Drive local compliance to negotiated source strategies
* Provide purchasing support for emergencies and coordination with SSC
* Track Supplier Performance and provide feedback to Segments
* Manage local supplier relationships and development (Supply Base Tail Management)
* Execute Supplier Collaboration Ideas
* Participate and support to internal business partner strategies and planning
* Drive compliancy to NCI
* Identify gaps and develop local catalogues to address uniqueness
* Local execution of contracts

QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Essential:
* Experience is preferred in purchasing, logistics, manufacturing, and/or engineering.
* The position requires an undergraduate degree from a college or university or equivalent experience.
* Buying related experience.
* Strong Negotiator, able to interpret, analyze and negotiate contractual cost elements
* Analytical, problem solving, and project leadership skill.
* Effective communicator, in written and oral form. Fluent in the English and able to effectively communicate with people across the business where English is the second language
* Well-developed interpersonal skills are required in dealing with sensitive issues, developing others, and reaching consensus on specific actions.

Desirable:
* Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
* Second European language would be advantageous
* Functional leadership. Capable of leading teams, suppliers and customers to effective solutions.
* Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles as applied by our client and their suppliers.
* Understanding of QCLDM

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.