Job Ref: 213767329

Date: 2021-05-17 12:32:22

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Project Buyer Technical Buyer

Milton Keynes

£25k – £27k

Job Purpose

To manage the sourcing of all outsourced products and services, ensuring the supply chain meets cost, quality, delivery, and responsiveness targets

Key Accountabilities

Devise project supplier strategies in support of customer bids.

Negotiate terms with supplier including price and delivery.

Expedite orders ensuring deliveries meet contracted requirements.

Report progress in accordance with programme management processes.

Develop category strategies working with the technical team to increase the levels of standardisation in critical products.

Produce the sales and operations plan for company outsourced products and services.

Key Deliverables:

Negotiate cost savings to increase margin on bought out product.

Customer projects delivered on time to cost and quality requirements.

Standardisation of key outsourced products.

Forecast cash.

Key Relationships

New and existing supplier

Internal stakeholders

Key Skills:

Experience of purchasing technical products

Excellent organisational skills, especially time management

Good team working skills

Strong negotiating skills

Ability to work under pressure

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to gather, analyse & summarise data to develop appropriate actions

Assertive

Ability to prioritise critical work

Desirable CIPS

Essential 5 Years’ experience

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