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Junior Buyer-£35k-Staffordshire

Junior Buyer-£35k-Staffordshire

  • Location

    Staffordshire, England

  • Sector:

    Procurement

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £28000 - £35000 per annum + + Benefits

  • Contact:

    Georgina Taylor

  • Contact email:

    georgina.taylor@1st-executive.com

  • Salary high:

    35000

  • Salary low:

    28000

  • Job ref:

    J13746_1578390453

  • Published:

    over 4 years ago

  • Expiry date:

    2020-02-06

Role: Junior Buyer - £35K

Location: Staffordshire

Are you an ambitious individual looking to fast-track your career in Procurement? Our client, a leading FTSE100 organisation, is looking to recruit a Junior Buyer within their Central Procurement function. This is a fantastic development role for an individual with procurement experience, and with a desire to fast-track their career.

Role:
The jobholder will support a team of Procurement Managers, and will assist with the procurement of Direct Goods & Services on a group wide basis. With a large pipeline of imminent projects this is a fantastic opportunity to develop a range of Procurement skills including spend analysis, market research, supplier identification, contract negotiation, as well as post-contract supplier performance and contractual adherence. The jobholder will be expected to support the full lifecycle sourcing process providing value analytical expertise across the RFX process. In turn, it is expected that the jobholder supports the supplier relationship management of business critical vendors.

Experience:
Ideally you will have a desire to undertake the CIPS qualification, and to pursue procurement as a career.

  • Demonstrates some experience of operating in a Buyer or Junior Buyer capacity for Direct goods and services
  • Analytical and logical nature, highly numerate with demonstrable experience of using Excel
  • Confident communicator with an engaging personality
  • Ideally Degree qualified

If you have all of the above and are ready for your next challenge, please apply or contact georgina.taylor@1st-executive.com to find out more.