Buyer

As a Procurement Buyer, you’ll be at the heart of ensuring best value procurement to support the smooth running of our business. Collaborating closely with inventory planning and operational colleagues, you’ll play a key role in selecting the suppliers we use to deliver our services and will support group initiatives to drive cost savings and reduce risk in the supply chain.

You’ll be part of a great team, and will, as required, help to manage inventory levels whilst providing cover for the procurement manager.

As Safetykleen transitions into a new ERP system, this is also a great opportunity to develop new skills through this exciting change.

Further Insight

• Responsibility for an agreed spend scope and / or a defined list of suppliers.

• Delivery of local savings projects and commercially aware to suggest initiatives to drive further savings.

• Provides support of Group and local sourcing initiatives as required.

• Ensuring suppliers have appropriate compliance and are measured and monitored appropriately.

• Preparation and support of RFP’s and negotiations.

• Identifying risks through the supply chain.

• Effective management of suppliers in agreed portfolio.

• Raising of Purchase Orders and local Purchase requirements.

• Managing Master Planning Reports.

• Verify requirements from automatically generated requirements for area of responsibility, potentially Drums, Chemistry, Wipes and PPE.

• Provide insight for budgeting and senior decision making.

• Relevant experience within a similar role – ideally within manufacturing / engineering industries. Spare parts / consumables ideal.

• Excellent interpersonal skills; dynamic, self-motivated, self-driven.

• Driven, passionate, "can do attitude" and a "self-starter".

• Commercial acumen.

• Salary £35,000 to £40,000 per annum

• Study support to achieve CIPS qualification to help develop and progress your career.

• Hybrid office / remote work available

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.

• 5% Contributory Pension scheme.

• Family Life assurance of 3 times life cover salary.

• Private healthcare scheme from day 1.

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.

• Corporate discount scheme focussed on your wellbeing, including discounted Virgin Active Gym membership.

• Discount and cashback at many retailers.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential helpline support for employees

• Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme for employees with illness and/or conditions requiring treatment.

• Employee recognition program.

• Employee referral scheme.

• We provide support and access to a range of internal and external courses to help and progress your career with us.