Butler Ross are please to be supporting a manufacturing & engineering services organisation who are looking to recruit a senior buyer to join their team, based in their Wolverhampton office. This position is offering a salary of £40-45k, dependent on experience, and operates on a hybrid-working basis: 3-days a week in office, 2 from home.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Negotiating favourable terms with suppliers and managing through contract life-cycle
• Updating project procurement plans on cost and delivery; working closely with the project team to ensure successful project delivery
• Performance reporting in relation to subcontractors and suppliers.
• Effectively managing stakeholders, ensuring that the best commercial outcomes are delivered in line with project/s.
• Identifying critical/safety related long lead items, ensuring sufficient early supplier engagement to minimise risks and recommending appropriate sub-contracting strategy
• Assessing, managing and mitigating subcontractor / supplier risks that could contribute to supply chain disruptions.
• Supporting tenders - engaging with supply chain through early supplier/partner engagement in a formal tendering process ensuring on time and high-quality responses for bid input

Ideally you will have:

• Prior Experience in a manufacturing / engineering environment
• Prior experience procuring any and or all of the following - fabrications, machined components, sub-contract operations (or similar related commodities)
• Strong negotiation capabilities including various T's & C's
• Good Stakeholder engagement and management capabilities

If this opportunity may be of interest or if you would like to request additional details, please do not hesitate to apply.

This position would be well suited to individuals with a manufacturing background, who have previously held positions as any of the following:

Buyer / Senior Buyer / Procurement Specialist / Category Manager / Procurement Lead / Subcontract Buyer / Supply Chain Buyer / Purchasing Manager / Category Buyer / Commodity Buyer / Commodity Lead