Category Buyer

Description:

Category Buyer

Contract length : 2 years contract with high potential transitioning to permanent

Working setting : Hybrid - 3 days/week on-site

Working hours : Mon-Thu (full business hours), Friday (half day)

Location : Peterlee (25% UK/EU travel)

Role Responsibility: Sourcing strategy, cost management, contract negotiation, supplier relationships, assurance of supply, supplier risk sensing, audits

processes, etc.

Job Role

Expectations | Functional / Technical Skills | Soft Skills:

·       Sourcing - Responsible and accountable for directing the development, and/or communication and implementation of a site, regional, or worldwide sourcing strategy. Responsible for managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special purchasing programs, and supporting specific Product line(s) NPI programs. Accountable for the liaison with the corresponding Category/Platform based Buyers.

·       Leadership - Provides leadership for sourcing, logistics and resource management decisions. Lead continuous improvement initiatives and purchasing new product introduction activities within Purchasing. Demonstrates leadership in recognizing the potential for cost and inventory reductions, and quality improvement; as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment. Mentors and develops other Buyers, SQEs, and Purchasing Analysts (where assigned). Promotes the highest level of professionalism and business ethics.

·       Strategy - Tools and Techniques of 6 Sigma will be required and may be attained by Black Belt, Green Belt, Project Sponsor, or other 6 Sigma related training programs. Develops and leads 6 Sigma Strategic Sourcing teams to fully understand the current performance of the supply base, evaluate strategic options, decide a course of action, and begin implementation. Must also have strong knowledge of the product, NPI, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Category Strategies.

·       Customers - Manages suppliers delivering into many company facilities. Typical internal customers include contacts at all organization levels, worldwide. Solves problems by determining the best course of action, within departmental guidelines, from many existing solutions. The role identifies and satisfies Critical Customer Requirements (CCR), managing Product expectations for Global Purchasing to deliver benefits required to sustain a competitive advantage.

·       Supplier Development - Collaborates with Supplier Development Engineers to ensure continuous improvement in QCLDM with key suppliers.

·       Builds and fosters mutually beneficial supplier relationships at all organizational levels.

·       Analytical (descriptive), problem solving, and project leadership expertise. • Effective communicator / ability to build effective relationships.

·       Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles as applied by the company and our suppliers.

·       Negotiation skills, able to interpret, analyze and negotiate contractual cost elements.

·       Business Acumen – P&L understanding / micro & macro economics.

·       Growth / entrepreneur mindset

Key Experiences:

• Purchasing, logistics, manufacturing, and/or engineering

• Category team or product team experience

• Project leadership experience

• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles and Continuous Process Improvement (CPI)

• Understanding of QCLDM

• Knowledge of purchasing strategy and supplier sourcing strategies

• Software experience using MS office, SAP (nice to have),etc.

• Minimum 3 years of Procurement experience

Future Experiences:

• Develop, communicate and implement worldwide sourcing strategy

• Deliver a lean, responsive and resilient material and services flow

• Meet defined response time, cost, quality and lean targets enabling optimal and efficient facility operations

• Set the vision for global supply network solutions to meet enterprise or business unit needs

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders

Candidate must be based in UK, there is no relocation package or visa sponsorship offered.

Job Title: Category Buyer

Location: Peterlee, UK

Job Type: Contract

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