Macildowie Recruitment & Retention - Supply Chain & Procurement
Senior Category Buyer - Up to £55,000 Per Annum - Nottingham
Monday - Friday, 9am - 5:30pm - Hybrid Working Available

Macildowie Supply Chain & Procurement is delighted to have exclusively partnered with a reputable and well-established wholesale brand in Nottingham to recruit a Senior Category Buyer.

The key objective is to build and maintain new and existing supplier relationships, sourcing raw materials overseas, whilst ensuring profitability and category growth in your commodities.

Main Responsibilities
*Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to secure the best terms, pricing, and product availability for your category.
*Negotiate trading agreements, joint business plans and pricing with suppliers to maximise sales, profitability commercial income and stock availability.
*Monitor supplier performance and address any issues related to quality, delivery, or pricing.
*Benchmark, monitor and audit suppliers on price, quality, delivery and capability criteria.
*Source raw materials and services to either replace or as a benchmarking tool to seek out cost saving opportunities.
*Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders to ensure buy-in, utilising strong market knowledge.
*Negotiate and agree Framework Agreements; Rebate Agreements and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with Key Suppliers and valuate existing contracts to ensure compliance with company policies.
*Work closely with suppliers to introduce new products and manage the end-to-end product lifecycle, from introduction to discontinuation, whilst ensuring accurate data and timely updates.
*Review sales and stock reports, taking prompt and appropriate actions to optimise performance and meet targets.
*Support the supply chain team to forecast demand, efficient stock replenishment, identify slow and obsolete and to take corrective action to minimise impact on profitability.

The Candidate
*Previous experience working as a Senior Buyer, Senior Category Manager, Category Manager Senior Procurement Lead, Buyer or equivalent.
*Able to travel to Nottingham.
*Proficient user of Excel.
*Excellent communication skills.
*Comfortable building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
*Ability to negotiation with suppliers.
*Overseas sourcing experience.
*Exposure to SAP - Desirable
*Retail / FMCG procurement background Desirable

Benefits
*Workplace Wellbeing Initiative.
*25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
*24/7 GP service.
*Private healthcare after a successful probationary period.
*Life insurance after a successful probationary period.
*Company sick pay scheme.
*Product staff discount
*Cycle to work scheme.
*Annual flu jabs.

The first stage of the application process is to apply online. If you would like any more information about this vacancy before applying, please get in touch with Tom Whitsey.
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