Strategic Buyer

Strategic Buyer

Location: Poole

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 per annum

Hours: Day Shift with Flexible Working Hours

Are you an experienced Strategic Buyer with a strong background in supplier relationship management, contract negotiation and supply chain improvement?

Would you like to join a well-established manufacturing business where you can develop long-term supplier partnerships and play an important role in improving cost, performance and supply chain resilience?

THOMAS Professional is recruiting for an experienced Strategic Buyer to join a successful engineering and manufacturing organisation based in Poole.

The Role

As a Strategic Buyer, you will take responsibility for developing relationships with key suppliers, improving supplier performance and supporting the delivery of long-term commercial agreements.

Working closely with senior management, quality and supply chain teams, you will help reduce purchasing costs, manage supplier risks and ensure the continued availability of essential products and services.

Key Responsibilities

Developing strong, long-term relationships with key suppliers

Negotiating and renewing supplier contracts and long-term agreements

Identifying opportunities to control or reduce supplier costs

Conducting supplier performance reviews both internally and on-site

Monitoring supplier performance and driving improvement actions

Completing annual risk assessments for key suppliers

Providing suppliers with long-term forecast information

Maintaining accurate supplier records, agreements and documentation

Supporting the management of the approved supplier list

Ensuring appropriate confidentiality agreements are maintained

Communicating ethical, quality and compliance requirements throughout the supply chain

Supporting environmental and carbon-reduction initiatives across the supply chain

Raising purchase orders and requests for quotation when required

Providing additional support to the wider purchasing team during periods of absence The Ideal Candidate

To be considered for this Strategic Buyer opportunity, you should have:

Previous experience in a Strategic Buyer, Senior Buyer or similar procurement role

Strong supplier relationship management and negotiation experience

Experience managing contracts, long-term agreements and supplier performance

A background within engineering or manufacturing; experience in a highly regulated industry would be advantageous

Strong commercial awareness with excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills

Benefits

Competitive salary of £42,000 - £45,000

Permanent, full-time position

Day shift

Flexible working hours

Opportunity to influence purchasing strategy and supplier performance

Varied role within an established manufacturing business

Supportive and professional working environment If you are interested in this Strategic Buyer position and have the relevant experience, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV. As champions of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, THOMAS Professional is committed to reviewing all applications with complete fairness and equality.

At THOMAS Professional, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we’ll be happy to accommodate your needs.

THOMAS Professional is acting as an agency on behalf of the client for this position.

THOMAS Professional is proud to be a corporate member of the REC, the recruitment industry’s leading professional body.

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