An exciting job opportunity has arisen for a Buyer at Clays Ltd. The Buyer has a range of duties and are primarily responsible for sourcing site components, consumables and leading smaller procurement initiatives.
To be successful as a Buyer you should be able to carry out all tasks with high attention to detail. Ultimately, a Buyer should be highly organized and possess excellent procurement skills.
Clays Ltd will fully fund the successful candidate in gaining their Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) professional qualification or will cover the remainder of the cost if the successful candidate is already part way through their CIPS qualification.
Role Responsibilities:
- Purchase order admin
- Expediting
- Supplier research and sourcing
- Supplier liaison
- Negotiating and renewing local procurement contracts
- Supplier evaluation
- Hitting savings targets
- Maintaining appropriate stock levels
- Liaison with Purchasing Manager
- Identification of process improvements
- Management of procurement projects
About You:
- Previous experience in a busy procurement department within a large, complex manufacturing or process industry environment is ideal but not required
- Supplier negotiation experience
- Knowledge of procurement systems and processes including effective admin of purchase ordering
- Excellent commercial acumen
- Able to deliver system and process improvements
- Experience of dealing with senior, peer and sometimes challenging individuals
- Order expediting and progress chasing
- Experience in development of, and adherence to, procurement budgets and targets
- Experience of buying for manufacturing
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to build rapport quickly with suppliers, contractors and key members of the team
- Confident advising on all aspects of procurement process including optimum solutions and effective sourcing decisions
- Excellent influencing skills
- Excellent administration skills
What We Can Offer You:
- Competitive Salary
- Contributory Pension
- Company Sick Pay
- 26 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
- Life Assurance
- Cycle Scheme
- Free Onsite Car Parking (Subject to Availability)
- Health & Wellbeing Support
- Working Hours: 8:30am – 5pm with 1 hour for lunch, worked Monday – Friday
About Us:
We have been operating for over 200 years, producing some of the most well-known and best-selling books in the UK, providing an invaluable service to a range of publishing clients and in turn, bringing you and your family the books you love to read. With over 800 employees based on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, we supply over 150 million books per year and have recently been acquired by Elcograf. Through this union, we have a strong and exciting future ahead of us and look forward to welcoming you to the company.
Please note, due to the location of our factory, it would be preferable if you have your own transport.
Location: Bungay, Suffolk
Send your CV to recruitment@clays.co.uk today!