Indirect Buyer - Automotive Manufacturing
Midlands (multi-site responsibility across three plants)
£50,000 (up to £55k if you're exceptional) + excellent benefits
 
Most buying jobs are predictable. This one isn't.
 
One day you're negotiating a supplier on forklift tyres, the next you're locking in a multi-million-pound site-services deal across multiple plants. It's fast, it's varied, it's challenging, but nobody breathes down your neck, and you're treated like an adult.
 
Day-to-day you'll:

Own the entire supply strategy for maintenance, repair, services and consumables
Deliver (and beat) serious savings targets that hit the bottom line
Benchmark, run RFQs, negotiate contracts like a pro
Chase down non-conformities and make sure they stay fixed
Keep the plants, engineering and finance all pointing the same direction
Identify market opportunities to satisfy the plants requirements
Improve and implement the cost reduction ...