Category Buyer
| Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,000 - £39,000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 May 2024 |
| Location: | Skegness, PE25 3AX |
| Company: | Micronclean Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 740 |
Summary
Job Advert
A new Category Buyer vacancy has arisen in our fast-growing company. This is a fantastic opportunity for a successful candidate to
join our procurement team.
Location: Skegness, Lincolnshire with the option to uptake Micronclean’s hybrid working policy
Job Title: Category Buyer
Job Type: Permanent Full Time
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm (with half an hour unpaid break), flexible options offered.
Salary Range: £32,000pa - £39,000pa (dependent on qualifications and experience) + bonus
Introduction
Micronclean, based in Lincolnshire, are one of the UK’s largest providers of workwear solutions and cleanroom consumables,
employing over 450 people. Our passion is to be the first to develop new technological solutions that change the shape of the
markets we serve creating quality and efficiency for our customers.
The company’s key markets are the supply and processing of specialist workwear to cleanroom (pharmaceutical, medical, aerospace)
and manufacturing (steel making, engineering, automotive) organisations. The company also manufactures and distributes an
extensive range of cleanroom consumable products worldwide. The company has an ambitious and clear growth vision and is currently
building its first factory outside of the UK in India.
Job Role and Key Responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced Category Buyer to join the business at an exciting stage in its growth plans. Demand for our
products is currently unprecedented and therefore there is substantial scope for personal development and wider experience gain.
Our Procurement function is critical to ensuring the continuity of supply of our products and services, demonstrating excellent
customer service to internal customers whilst ensuring that products and services are procured at the most competitive price to
improve margin.
The Category Buyer will manage the procurement category of raw materials and services for our Consumables business unit, driving
improvements in cost, quality, and availability in order to generate and maximise business unit margin.
The role’s key responsibilities include:
* Develop and adopt a category management approach to the procurement of raw materials services used within the Consumables
business unit.
* Develop and pursue cost saving strategies for the Consumables business unit.
* Execute competitive procurement exercises to achieve cost reductions within the Consumables business unit.
* Negotiate advantageous terms and pricing for supply arrangements.
* Performance Management of business-critical suppliers.
* Management of business stock holding policy.
* Providing procurement support and advice to key internal stakeholders.
* Lead by example and provide support to other members of the Procurement Department where needed.
Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications required:
Essential
* Already working towards or a desire to complete a Procurement related qualification, for example the Chartered Institute of
Procurement & Supply (CIPS).
* Experience of undertaking competitive tendering exercises, including the use of Request for Quotation and Request for Proposal
documentation.
* Knowledge of supplier performance management and supplier relationship management.
* A detailed understanding of MRP system principles.
* Detail orientated - highly accurate, excellent attention to detail, ability to analyse and interpret data to influence
stakeholders.
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook; including the ability to manipulate
data, use pivot tables, graphs, and lookups.
* Willingness to travel within the UK and Internationally.
Desirable
* Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (MCIPS)
* Bachelor’s degree (or degree equivalent).
* Experience of strategic sourcing in response to business objectives.
* Experience in importing goods, working with freight forwarders, related import documentation and administering associated
costs.
* Knowledge of cross functional/project working and internal stakeholder management.
* Full, valid UK/EU driving license.
WHY WORK FOR MICRONCLEAN AS A CATEGORY BUYER?
There are many reasons to join the Micronclean family, but here are just a few more:
* A generous yearly bonus paid every January, to all staff.
* Relocation package of £2,000.
* Possibility to work from home for up to 3 days a week.
* 30 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days for loyalty service.
* Company Sick Pay scheme.
* Company pension contributions of 5% of salary.
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), private counselling and other schemes to support employees with their mental health and
wellbeing.
* Annual Family Fun Days, fully paid for by the business.
* A growing, family owned, highly successful business, with a history spanning back to the 1920s.
* Highly committed to investing in people and training, with a proven history of opportunities and promotions from within for
employees who wish to progress.
* A great culture, represented in our company values known as the SKIEs.
* The knowledge that you are making a difference, playing a role in key supply chains such as the Covid-19 vaccine.
More information about Micronclean can be found on our website.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY, IF WE RECEIVE THE SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE ROLE. THEREFORE, IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ABOUT THE ROLE OF CATEGORY BUYER IN MORE DETAIL, PLEASE EMAIL HR@MICRONCLEAN.CO.UK WITH YOUR NAME
AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, OR APPLY HERE.
A new Category Buyer vacancy has arisen in our fast-growing company. This is a fantastic opportunity for a successful candidate to
join our procurement team.
Location: Skegness, Lincolnshire with the option to uptake Micronclean’s hybrid working policy
Job Title: Category Buyer
Job Type: Permanent Full Time
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm (with half an hour unpaid break), flexible options offered.
Salary Range: £32,000pa - £39,000pa (dependent on qualifications and experience) + bonus
Introduction
Micronclean, based in Lincolnshire, are one of the UK’s largest providers of workwear solutions and cleanroom consumables,
employing over 450 people. Our passion is to be the first to develop new technological solutions that change the shape of the
markets we serve creating quality and efficiency for our customers.
The company’s key markets are the supply and processing of specialist workwear to cleanroom (pharmaceutical, medical, aerospace)
and manufacturing (steel making, engineering, automotive) organisations. The company also manufactures and distributes an
extensive range of cleanroom consumable products worldwide. The company has an ambitious and clear growth vision and is currently
building its first factory outside of the UK in India.
Job Role and Key Responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced Category Buyer to join the business at an exciting stage in its growth plans. Demand for our
products is currently unprecedented and therefore there is substantial scope for personal development and wider experience gain.
Our Procurement function is critical to ensuring the continuity of supply of our products and services, demonstrating excellent
customer service to internal customers whilst ensuring that products and services are procured at the most competitive price to
improve margin.
The Category Buyer will manage the procurement category of raw materials and services for our Consumables business unit, driving
improvements in cost, quality, and availability in order to generate and maximise business unit margin.
The role’s key responsibilities include:
* Develop and adopt a category management approach to the procurement of raw materials services used within the Consumables
business unit.
* Develop and pursue cost saving strategies for the Consumables business unit.
* Execute competitive procurement exercises to achieve cost reductions within the Consumables business unit.
* Negotiate advantageous terms and pricing for supply arrangements.
* Performance Management of business-critical suppliers.
* Management of business stock holding policy.
* Providing procurement support and advice to key internal stakeholders.
* Lead by example and provide support to other members of the Procurement Department where needed.
Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications required:
Essential
* Already working towards or a desire to complete a Procurement related qualification, for example the Chartered Institute of
Procurement & Supply (CIPS).
* Experience of undertaking competitive tendering exercises, including the use of Request for Quotation and Request for Proposal
documentation.
* Knowledge of supplier performance management and supplier relationship management.
* A detailed understanding of MRP system principles.
* Detail orientated - highly accurate, excellent attention to detail, ability to analyse and interpret data to influence
stakeholders.
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook; including the ability to manipulate
data, use pivot tables, graphs, and lookups.
* Willingness to travel within the UK and Internationally.
Desirable
* Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (MCIPS)
* Bachelor’s degree (or degree equivalent).
* Experience of strategic sourcing in response to business objectives.
* Experience in importing goods, working with freight forwarders, related import documentation and administering associated
costs.
* Knowledge of cross functional/project working and internal stakeholder management.
* Full, valid UK/EU driving license.
WHY WORK FOR MICRONCLEAN AS A CATEGORY BUYER?
There are many reasons to join the Micronclean family, but here are just a few more:
* A generous yearly bonus paid every January, to all staff.
* Relocation package of £2,000.
* Possibility to work from home for up to 3 days a week.
* 30 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days for loyalty service.
* Company Sick Pay scheme.
* Company pension contributions of 5% of salary.
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), private counselling and other schemes to support employees with their mental health and
wellbeing.
* Annual Family Fun Days, fully paid for by the business.
* A growing, family owned, highly successful business, with a history spanning back to the 1920s.
* Highly committed to investing in people and training, with a proven history of opportunities and promotions from within for
employees who wish to progress.
* A great culture, represented in our company values known as the SKIEs.
* The knowledge that you are making a difference, playing a role in key supply chains such as the Covid-19 vaccine.
More information about Micronclean can be found on our website.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY, IF WE RECEIVE THE SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE ROLE. THEREFORE, IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ABOUT THE ROLE OF CATEGORY BUYER IN MORE DETAIL, PLEASE EMAIL HR@MICRONCLEAN.CO.UK WITH YOUR NAME
AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, OR APPLY HERE.
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