The Category buyer is responsible for supporting the category leads with live projects and any on-site support that is required for sourcing. The candidate will also be working with key internal stakeholders to develop and help deploy Category Strategies.

Perks and Benefits

• A company culture that promotes work life balance
• Access to mental health support
• Business performance related bonus
• Career development opportunities
• Commitment to continued learning and development
• Long Service Awards
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement based on length of service
• Free parking
• 25% off local gym membership

Essential Responsibilities

• Undertake all purchasing responsibilities to support the P2P (Purchase to Pay) process. This includes processing purchase requisitions into purchase orders and new supplier applications for individual sites and supporting invoice queries (when the Procurement team's responsibility)
• Managing, negotiating and contracting RFQs and tenders for specific allocated projects
• Lead/attend daily meetings, update respective KPIs and monitor supplier performance
• Develop strong supplier relationships
• Support supplier business reviews, capacity assessments and risk reviews
• Identify & record cost saving opportunities
• Achieve the lowest total cost of acquisition for goods and services taking into account quality, cost, delivery & service requirements
• Working with Category Leads and Managers to manage Operational requirements to implement commodity strategies
• Set up and maintain correct sourcing/purchasing parameters in the ERP system
• Lead the activity in expediting / late deliveries
• Support internal and external audits

Position Requirements

Academic:

• University degree in Business Administration, Engineering or similar
• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply desired or working towards the qualification

Experience:

• 1- 2 years Procurement experience or equivalent in a customer-facing role

Key Competencies:

• Functional knowledge of process and product
• Experience in data analytics and system are requested
• Cost Management
• Supplier and Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Financial and Commercial Awareness
• SAP knowledge is desirable

Other skills/Abilities

Skills:

• Negotiation
• Results orientated - meets deadlines, identifies actions, achieves goals
• Innovator - thinks creatively, anticipates changes, produces solutions
• Complier – follows procedures and encourages others to as well

Abilities:

• Communication
• Problem-Solving
• Influencing
• Team player
• Decision making
• Commercial acumen

Personal Attributes:

• Positive “can do attitude”
• Proactivity with a solution-orientated approach
• Resilience to overcome problems
• Adaptability and flexibility to new ideas and ways of working
• Accountability
• Influencer – builds relationships and effectively presents arguments
• Self-starter