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Strategic Buyer
Poole
Salary Negotiable
Our well-established client is looking for a Strategic Buyer to focus on supplier relationships and performance across all suppliers, while using company tools to monitor and improve supplier performance
Strategic Buyer Roles and Responsibilities:
* Focus on developing supplier relationships and partnerships with key suppliers
* Measure and endeavour to improve performance across all suppliers (with support from quality department)
* Agree long term solutions with suppliers such as contacts and LTAs (subject to Director approval) with view to control or reduce overall supplier spend and risks
* Providing long term forecast information to suppliers
* Support the technical buyer as required (including placing purchase orders to cover absence)
* Working with the managing director to establish and renew contract or LTA terms with identified key suppliers
* To conduct supplier performance review meetings internally and at suppliers
* To annually risk analyse all key suppliers and drive any improvement actions
* To update approved supplier list (ASL) as required
* Maintain NDAs with all suppliers
* Work with supply chain to measure and reduce carbon emissions in scope 3
* Contribute to company own carbon reduction program
* Flow down of ethics and compliance to supply chain
* Raise POs / RFQs to cover Technical Buyer absence
* To adhere to the QMS of the business and maintain compliance to all customer quality requirements and AS9100
* To adhere to the H&S and EMS procedure to ensure best practice legalities and responsibilities are maintained
* To uphold company policies as documented in the Business Strategy
* The effective implementation of corrective action and continuous improvement initiatives where ownership is assigned
The ideal Strategic Buyer will:
* Previously worked within a manufacturing environment
* Hold a strong supplier liaison experience
* Familiar with LTA terms
* Strong buying experience
Strategic Buyer Working hours:
* Full Time, Permanent Position
* Monday – Thursday 36 Hours a Week
* 90:00 – 16:00 (Flexible working between Core hours)
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