Commodity Buyer

Location Northampton
Salary £35000 - £40000 per annum
Job type Permanent
Discipline Administration, Build & Refit
Reference J10028
Great opportunity to work for a prestigious boat builder as a Commodity buyer. Our client has a future vision like never before. With an order book brimming with interest from all over the world, they’re constantly developing yachts that are more technologically advanced, with an aesthetic to match this high performance.

You will be responsible to manage a commodity group of products including sourcing of materials, negotiation and management of commercial contracts to enable our client to run its supply chain function to meet its goals and objectives. You will work closely with the other areas of the business covering both direct and indirect categories as well as support the purchasing function across production.

If you are strategically minded, great at building key relationships and have strong negotiation skills then we want to hear from you!

Key responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain commodity strategies for a specific range of commodities, ensuring that our client is kept up to date on marketplace commercial and technical developments, as well as potential suppliers.
  • Collaboration with other areas of the business on maintaining commodity strategies which meet the short and long term aims of the business.
  • Evaluate cost data and quotation analysis forms and identify cost saving opportunities.
  • Confidently enter total cost and contractual negotiations with current and potential suppliers.
  • Understand and apply tools and techniques to close cost gaps and achieve value for money whilst maintaining supplier relationships.
  • Manage supplier performance through vessel launch and regular build, ensuring that Quality, Cost and Delivery performance are maintained at high levels.
  • Provide Procurement/Commercial input into cross-functional teams that effectively contributes to the organisation’s programme goals by applying a confident approach to teamwork.
  • Constantly strive for process improvement opportunities internally, as well as with the Supplier base, focusing on business ‘Best Practice’ initiatives.
  • Lead and promote good supplier relationships.
For a confidential conversation please contact Jo Priestley on 02382 024275 or jo.priestley@marineresources.co.uk

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