Commodity Buyer in Blyth

Responsibilities

• Preparation and negotiation of part prices, tooling, services with suppliers within your supplier responsibility.
• Monitoring and reporting of raw material pricing.
• Support supplier evaluations and supplier improvement projects.
• Implement the respective commodity strategies in close coordination with the commodity manager.
• Prepare and maintain relevant contracts within your supplier responsibility.
• Ensure Key Performance Indicators in cost, quality and delivery are achieved for your supplier responsibility.
• Key team member of Life Cycle Management team.
• Ensure data maintenance of all supplier and parts within your responsibility.
• Supplier visits and audit support for SQE, locally and internationally.
• Be lead buyer for Draeger with supplier responsibility, owning the global relationship for Draeger with such suppliers, managing business reviews, strategic topics & escalation points.
• Work closely with material expediting teams to ensure suppliers deliver on time and in full.
• Master data maintenance.

The tasks and responsibilities above are typical of the duties the postholder will be expected to perform. It is not necessarily exhaustive and other duties of a similar nature and level may be required from time to time.

Shared Responsibilities

• All employees have a responsibility to comply with the Integrated Management System (IMS) and minimise any impact on the environment whilst carrying out their duties.
• All employees have a responsibility to ensure and promote safe working conditions for all employees, visitors and contractors by implementing, monitoring and complying with occupational health & safety provisions.
• All employees have a responsibility to embed our WeLEAD competencies – I build trust, I create value for the customer, I enable others, I provide direction, I embrace diversity, I deliver results.

Reporting Relationships

Manager: UK Head of Purchasing

Size of Team / Environment

Teams consist of 3 x commodity managers and 2 x APE, along with a team of 4 looking after indirect purchasing. All situated in the same open office.

Education / Qualifications

• Degree qualified (desirable).
• CIPS or partial CIPS (desirable).

Related Experience

• ERP System: SAP.
• IT knowledge: MRP Systems, MS Office, MS Outlook.
• Experience of working in a strategic purchasing department of a manufacturing organisation.

Skills & Competencies

• Good analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good people management skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Good team player with problem solving skills.
• Results driven.
• Presentation skills.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work without supervision.
• Flexible and determined.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to purchase up to 3 additional days.
• Flexi scheme.
• Hybrid working available.
• Discounted critical illness cover, dental cover and partner life assurance.
• Healthcare cash plan.
• Subsidised canteen.
• Discounted shopping & leisure vouchers.
• Cycle to Work.
• Gym membership discounts – up to 25%.
• Charity Giving scheme.

We are open to flexible working and will consider a range of options, including adjustments to working hours, patterns, and location, depending on the needs of the role. If you have specific requirements, we encourage you to discuss them with us as part of the application process.

Dräger’s dedication: At Dräger we have a clear vision, to be an organisation with a working environment that includes a diverse mix of talented people who want to come, stay and grow. We ensure candidates with the required qualifications and experience will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. All are welcome to apply. As an international leader in medical and safety technology, we develop pioneering devices, software, services and solutions that people around the world trust. Wherever Dräger products are used, it’s about life.