Category Buyer

Gleesons has partnered with a national business looking for a Category Buyer This Opportunity would be best fitted to a professional looking to further grow their career awhile adding there knowledge to business policy.

Job Title: Category Buyer

Locations: Stoke on Trent

Salary: £28 - 45,000

Duties:

Maintain and support the procurement system ensuring all contracts are current, signed, and accompanied by relevant supplier policies and key documentation.
Implement effective sourcing practices in accordance with policy guidelines.
Achieve cost reduction objectives.
Manage supplier performance within each spending category, in coordination with the Category Manager, ensuring supplier KPIs are met.
Assist in enforcing procurement policy for expenditures.
Support the Category Manager and Procurement Lead with higher spending categories and contribute to the development and continuation of the overall procurement strategy.
Plan priorities and activities based on business impact, while also accommodating reactive business requirements. Assist Procurement Lead and Category Managers with meeting organisation, document preparation, system uploads, and contract improvements.
Make independent decisions regarding work priorities and relationships and organise internal procurement processes. Advise and influence employees on best practices.
Engage daily with business stakeholders, with frequent interaction with Legal and Finance functions and occasional interaction with the Executive Team. Provide guidance to individual employees and maintain significant supplier contact.
Communicate through face-to-face meetings, phone calls, Teams meetings, emails, and occasional presentations. Interactions range from information gathering to advising managers on procurement issues and making recommendations.
Advise on procurement issues and influence managers and employees at the business to agree on procurement steps. Building effective relationships with stakeholders is key to raising the procurement department's profile.
Address problems autonomously while seeking line manager guidance as needed.
Demonstrate creativity in seeking continuous improvement opportunities.Ideal Candidate:

Has working knowledge and commercial awareness of purchasing and procurement principles.
Buyer Experience ( IT / General / Indirect )
Experience in Negotiation / Contracts
Experience in Category Plans At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.

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