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Senior Buyer
 
Location
South East ( Hampshire )
 
Salary
To £35K
 
Benefits
Pension
 
Description
Senior Buyer

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced purchasing professional, to join a progressive and expanding company in the role of Buyer / Senior Buyer.

JOB TITLE: Senior Buyer
BASIC: To £35K dependant on experience
LOCATION: Hampshire, South

THE ROLE

You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining cost competitive, reliable and quality assured sources of supply, and to co-ordinate supplier’s contributions to continuous improvement activities. Specific responsibilities will include,
• To ensure the smooth supply of electro-mechanical components / raw materials, to the production process, whilst maintaining inventory levels,
• Improve efficiency and cost effectiveness,
• Controlling and conducting assessments of potential new suppliers, and to direct and select suppliers and ensure placements of orders in accordance with procedures and schedules
• Direct and control price negotiation with suppliers to ensure material cost targets are met
• Control and conduct supplier development and cost reduction activities to ensure that suppliers achieve agreed improvement targets
• Monitor supplier quality and delivery performance and direct actions to ensure the resolution of concerns and the achievement of agreed improvement targets.

THE COMPANY

Our client is a market leading supplier and manufacturer of specialist electro-mechanical equipment in to a number of industry sectors, poised for further growth and expansion.

KEY EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

The successful individual will;
• Possess previous experience of Purchasing within a manufacturing / defence / fast moving production environment
• Candidates should ideally be CIPS qualified as a minimum
• Hold significant experience in managing supplier performance
• Have a good knowledge of MRP / ERP systems
• Possess excellent negotiation and team working skills.

This position is commutable from Winchester, Basingstoke, Andover, Newbury, Salisbury, Marlborough, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Berkshire areas.

If you hold the necessary skills and expertise in order to carry out this role successfully, then please either apply on-line or email your CV with salary expectations to,
chowe@scott-jardine.com

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR REFERRAL SCHEME! If you are able to recommend a friend or colleague who is subsequently placed by Scott Jardine, we will pay you £250 per person, please refer to our website www.scott-jardine.com for full details.


SCOTT JARDINE

* Established in 1987, Scott Jardine has forged a reputation as one of the UK's leading Search & Selection Consultancies.
* Scott Jardine specialises in technical, commercial, middle to senior management roles and board level appointments.
* We are experts in the application of leading edge psychometrics, as part of a best practice, multi-method assessment methodology.
* Our consultants bring to each assignment strong track records and extensive links across their own specialist areas, including (but not limited to), Manufacturing, Automotive, Aerospace, Aviation, Defence, FMCG, Marine, Power and Process.


 
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Scott Jardine
 
Profile
Established in 1987, Scott Jardine has forged a reputation as one of the UK's leading Search & Selection Consultancies. We are also experts in the application of leading edge psychometrics, as part of a best practice, multi-method assessment methodology, suitable for the 21st Century. Our commitment to our clients is to identify exceptional candidates and minimise the risks inherent in any recruitment programme, through the development of a robust and reliable selection process.

Our experienced team of quality-driven consultants, have extensive experience of successfully recruiting for key positions across a range of industry sectors. We focus upon the identification and delivery of high added value candidates, consistent with the challenging expectations of our Clients.

As experts in all aspects of psychometric assessment, we have assisted in the Research and Development of Saville Consulting's products which are among the most advanced and effective tools available in the mark
 
Contact Name
Claire Howe
 
Telephone
01827 306069
 
Email
chowe@scott-jardine.com
 
Web
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