Senior Buyer

Job Title: Senior Buyer
Location: Nottingham
Permanent: Full-time
Salary: £40,000
Hybrid Working

SF Recruitment have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Buyer for our Nottingham based client. This client is a high growth business with fantastic progression opportunities.

Reporting to the Procurement Manager you will be responsible for the purchasing of Direct goods, ensuring the efficient and cost-effective sourcing. The role requires strong analytical, negotiation, and supplier management skills, as well as the ability to collaborate across multiple sites and functions. To be considered for this role it is essential you have previous procurement experience and are used to working in a fast paced environment. You will need to have excellent communication skills as it will be essential for you to build relationships with suppliers and negotiate contracts and help drive cost down. This is a really exciting new role and the client is looking for somebody who can come and hit the ground running with a confident, proactive attitude with a genuine excitement for procurement.

Main Duties
-Develop and implement sourcing strategies for direct procurement categories
-Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers based on cost, quality, service, and sustainability
-Conduct market research and benchmark pricing to optimise procurement opportunities
-Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure performance
-Negotiate contracts, pricing, and service agreements to drive cost savings and efficiency
-Collaborate with internal teams to align procurement with business needs
-Ensure timely procurement while adhering to budget and quality standards
-Monitor supplier performance through KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives
-Identify and mitigate supply chain risks and ensure compliance with legal, ethical, and environmental standards
-Drive process improvements and support category management initiatives

Essential:
- Experience within a similar role
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Understanding of key business commodities, the current market and the impact they make
- Ability to use initiative, working autonomously to identify opportunities and challenge existing processes
- Strong analytical skills to develop and present compelling business cases around new suppliers to stakeholders
- Quick decision-making abilities to navigate procurement scenarios
- Excellent communication skills for effective stakeholder management both internally and externally

If you are interested in this role please get in touch today for further details