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CLIENT
The company offers a range of household products designed to meet the needs of modern living: complete with a extendable range exclusive to the company.
They are a trade only business and have over 35 inspirational ranges and designs to choose from, available from over 500 depots nationwide. Our range is the UK's largest from local stock.
ROLE
Manage the commercial relationship between Supply Organisation and the International Supply
Develop commercial options for supply - agree requirements, manage tenders and benchmarking exercises, analyse and evaluate results and generate supply options for sign off
New supplier identification - research, identify and recommend
Understand end to end supply for product category as well as understanding the external conditions and influences that may impact future availability and cost
Manage cost base - continually seek efficiencies whilst maintaining customer requirements
Reporting cost reduction activity against targets
Reporting end to end supply base activity on an ongoing basis
Responsible for circa £20M influenceable indirect spend
Tendering and benchmarking category
Delivering cost reduction against agreed targets - P&L impact
Identifying new supply options
Negotiate effective commercial terms with input from Purchasing Manager
Understand product category (end to end supply)
Attend visits at suppliers premises
CANDIDATE
· Degree qualified
· CIPS qualified
· Min 2 year purchasing experience in large organisation
· Effective communicator
· Strong analytical skills
