Category Buyer

Category Buyer
Contract length: 2 years contract with high potential transitioning to permanent
Working setting: Hybrid - 3 days/week on-site
Working hours: Mon-Thu (full business hours), Friday (half day)
Location: Peterlee (25% UK/EU travel)
Role Responsibility:
Sourcing strategy, cost management, contract negotiation, supplier relationships, assurance of supply, supplier risk sensing, audits
processes, etc.
Job Role
Expectations | Functional/Technical Skills | Soft Skills:
Sourcing - Responsible and accountable for directing the development, and/or communication and implementation of a site, regional, or worldwide sourcing strategy. Responsible for managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special purchasing programs, and supporting specific Product line(s) NPI programs. Accountable for the liaison with the corresponding Category/Platform based Buyers.
Leadership - Provides leadership for sourcing, logistics and resource management decisions. Lead continuous improvement initiatives and purchasing new product introduction activities within Purchasing. Demonstrates leadership in recognizing the potential for cost and inventory reductions, and quality improvement; as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment. Mentors an...