Buyer (Asia Region)
V20150640

£35,000 Per Annum

Full Time

Permanent

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Manufacturing And Production

Posted 15 days ago

Expires In 13 Days

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen to work for a leading manufacturing company for an experienced Buyer to join their Procurement team reporting directly to the Procurement Manager.  The overall purpose of the role will be to manage to end to end buying process, negotiating and assessing products to ensure quality and cost effective purchases are maximised at all times.

This role would suit someone who has experience of managing and negotiating with multiple suppliers and can demonstrate excellent negotiation and communication skiils.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Negotiate contracts with suppliers from UK, Europe and Asia
  • Assessment and sourcing of high quality products and supplies
  • Supplier conformance through managing and monitoring the supply of materials against requirements and standards
  • Negotiation of material costs, payment terms and carriage, optimising cost and quality
  • Delivering buying processes within agreed timescales as determined by the business
  • Monitoring of market trends and supplier performance specifically with reference to competitor performance

Person Specification:
  • Proven buying experience
  • Knowledge of the supply-chain and procurement processes
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Ability to converse with suppliers internationally 
  • Proficient in Procurement systems and Microsoft Office

In return you will receive

  • Salary circa £35k
  • Hours of Work Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm
  • Workplace pension
  • Health cashplan
  • Free Parking

Interested? Please apply immediately online, all applications successful candidates will be contacted within 24 hours of application 

Good luck with you application

Anna Green

Anna.Green@thetalentcrowd.com

0161 676 4879

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