Head of Purchasing – Premium Hospitality Purchasing Business – Hybrid - £65-70K + Benefits
My client is a growing purchasing business who specialise in procurement for premium hospitality clients.
They are currently looking for a Head of Purchasing to join their team. The successful Head of Purchasing will be responsible for maintaining and nurturing relationships with existing suppliers while seeking opportunities with new suppliers to enhance the business position across all buying categories.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented Senior Buyer or Head of Purchasing to join a brilliant business who can offer an enjoyable working environment and genuine progression opportunities.
Responsibilities include:
- Working with wider teams to support and provide procurement solutions as required.
- Sourcing, tendering, negotiating with suppliers as requested by the business.
- Use data and insights to deliver reports and analysis for key stakeholders.
- Presenting back solutions to internal customers and concluding contracts with suppliers
- Develop and implement category strategies and establish strategic relationships with suppliers.
- Manage supplier relationships to ensure continuity of goods and services meet the quality, service, and price required.
- Work with the Procurement team to streamline and improve sourcing processes.
The Ideal Head of Purchasing Candidate:
- Have previous buying experience, ideally covering multiple categories, within a premium hospitality business or purchasing organisation for premium hospitality clients.
- Experienced in fast paced procurement.
- CIPS qualified is desirable.
- Experienced in developing category strategy and strategic sourcing.
- Have a hands-on approach with strong negotiation, writing and admin skills.
- Good communication and organisation skills.
- Must be able to drive.
If you are keen to discuss the details further, please apply today or send your cv to Mikey at COREcruitment dot com / mikey@corecruitment.com