Senior Buyer

Salary & Benefits:
• £45,000 to £50,000 negotiable, depending on experience
• Private health care
• Bonus Scheme
• Pension scheme
• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday

Location: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

Company Description: Specialists in complex and large-scale electrical projects in the Construction, Commercial & Residential industries based in the home counties

Role:
  • Communicate with suppliers with proactive negotiation & relationship building
  • Development and implementation of procurement policies to support the tendering process, spend analytics and supplier performance management
  • Optimise and develop the existing supply chain in order to achieve high performance through long term supplier relationships focussing on value for money, service and product quality
  • Improve credit terms & get additional credit on large orders to achieve higher creditor days
  • Negotiate new and improved rebates to maximise spending power
  • To work closely with the commercial team on resolution of disputes in relation to projects
  • Produce levelling document between various wholesales and tender information to ensure and demonstrate value for money.
  • Complete internal authorisation documents prior to order placing that will be reviewed and signed off at Director level.
  • Utilisation of the COINS software for order placement via site requisitions.
  • Track GRN’s, on-hold invoices, invoices in dispute to ensure that payment terms for invoices are met and queries have been logged correctly.

Person & Skills Required:
  • A minimum of 3 years’ purchasing/procurement experience within the electrical wholesale industry
  • Excellent negotiation and communication skills
  • A collaborative approach with the ability to prioritise and delegate where necessary
  • COINS experience would be a preference, but training would be provided.​