Buyer
North Newbald, East Riding Yorkshire
£32,000 - £35,000
Commutable from Hull, Driffield, Cottingham, Howden, Market Weighton, Beverley, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, North Yorkshire, East Riding
Permanent Office based role
Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are working with a manufacturing business supplying globally based in East Riding, Yorkshire, who are looking for an efficient and driven Buyer to join their team for an exciting opportunity where they will have the chance to learn, develop their talent in an international growing business.
The role will be based at their head office in North Newbald, just outside of Beverley, East Yorkshire. With very limited public transport, the candidate must have their own transport.
As a Buyer, you will play a key role within the Supply Chain Department who will be responsible for the following areas
Duties
* Working with 1st Tier Suppliers Day to Day located both Overseas and UK
* Tier 2 supplier management (Both UK and Overseas)
* Responsible for developing and managing supplier strategies alongside company projects ensuring maximum value is delivered
* Placement of purchase orders in line with forecast and production requirements
* Recognise the potential for cost downs through VA/VE projects meeting targets set
* Ensure all pricing is accurate and up to date minimising discrepancies
* Carry out vendor risk analysis alongside Quality KPI’s
* Working with a supply base for procuring production and non-production materials
* Liaison between Supplier and the company ensuring all agreements are met and adhered too
* Introduce pricing files and mechanisms for control of costs with suppliers
* Work with Tier 1, Tier 2 and Teir 3 suppliers ensuring the best commercial package is obtained through spend consolidation
* Management of RFQ’s for both existing parts and new
* Work with both existing and new suppliers to obtain best commercial package for product through NPI projects
* Agree and implement pricing agreements with suppliers and monitor on a monthly basis
* Work with the introduction of new suppliers to the business, agreeing best commercial terms in line with expectations
* Help in the resolving of invoice queries between PO and Invoice alongside Supply Chain Assistant
* Attend meetings where necessary to report on commercial related issues
* Work with other stakeholders in the business with pricing and supplier commercial issues
* Attend regular Supply Chain meetings
* Develop effective relationships. Promote collaborative working. Interface internally with departments, internal stakeholders, Engineering, Sales, Stores, Warehouse & Finance etc as appropriate.
Skills/Experience
* Min Bachelor’s Degree
* Min 5 Years in Supply Chain and manufacturing environment
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
* Strong analytical skills
* Knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office (mainly Excel and Teams)
* Resourceful and proactive attitude
* Supplier Management Experience
* Strong Negotiation Skills
* Natural problem solver
* Acute attention to detail
* Driven and passionate about delivering a consistently high standard of service to the business
* Hard Working and ability to manage time
* Have own transport
* Good organisational and interpersonal skills.
If you would like to apply for the role of Buyer then please email your CV to  or call Deb on
Closing date is 26.8.2024 Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.
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