Category Buyer - Hybrid

Northampton Permanent View Job Description
Join my clients business in Northamptonshire and be a part of their ever growing Buying functionThis role has full autonomy to own categories and support strategic business goals
  • Join a business with huge quality and excellence in product development
  • Progressive hybrid working environment - Northamptonshire based

About Our Client

  • My client are a reputable business, with a passion for efficiency and supporting ongoing professional development
  • You will join a company that is deep rooted with a mission statement and values that are followed daily

Job Description

As part of this Category Buyer role in Northamptonshire the key responsibilities include:

  • Reporting into head of procurement level
  • Analyse the market to assess the potential for new products and services
  • Leading category management and sourcing projects to optimise ranges
  • Developing an exit strategy for unsuccessful products
  • Building and driving relationships with key vendors to improve pricing, terms, and quality of service
  • Negotiate with suppliers to ensure maximum profitability
  • Quick solutions to sales challenges
  • Create long term sourcing plan to drive continuous cost reductions / improved value.

The Successful Applicant

To be successful in this Category Buyer role in Northamptonshire you will have experience of:

  • 4 years + experience in a sourcing role
  • Orderly, efficient, and professional with a high level of speed and accuracy, attention to detail and excellent time management skills.
  • Works well under pressure and is quick to embrace change. To contribute to the company's culture and values
  • You will have a dynamic, can do, passionate, and proven track record of delivering for internal and external customers
  • Ability to influence and challenge thinking and decision making internally & externally
  • Direct experience with international suppliers and communications working in multiple different terms.
  • Ability to manage & prioritise Customer and internal work demands
  • Ability to translate market trends and customer needs into a sourcing brief to tender across multiple suppliers.
  • Understand the end to end supply chain and the cost make up of products to enable you to improve costs prices and manage price variability

What's on Offer

A market leading package is on offer for this role, see below:

  • Salary is flexible based on experience
  • 3 days on site, 2 from home
  • Bonus
  • Pension
  • 25 days annual leave (33 total inc. BH)
  • Carry over of 5 days at LM discretion
  • Buy annual leave looking to be introduced by the end of this year
  • EV salary sacrifice scheme
  • BHSF cash plan
Contact
Olly Warrington
Quote job ref
JN-102024-6577758
Phone number
+44 115 934 8701

Job summary

Job function
Procurement & Supply Chain
Subsector
Direct Procurement
Sector
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Location
Northampton
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Olly Warrington
Consultant phone
+44 115 934 8701
Job reference
JN-102024-6577758