Senior Buyer / Project Buyer
| Posting date: | 20 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25.50 to £33.75 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 0YG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Vibe Recruit |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 15014_1753021847 |
Summary
Senior Buyer / Project Buyer (12 month+ FTC)
A global health care organisation now has a need for a Senior / Project Buyer to join the Procurement Team.
Applicants need project, or high-level operational purchasing experience, preferably from a manufacturing background.
Job description
Working closely with a team of Buyers and Category Managers, the Project Buyer will run project focused procurement activities mainly within the Facilities and Cap ex categories. The business is looking for an aspirational procurement professional, with outstanding stakeholder management skills.
Specific duties of the Project Buyer include:
- Support project procurement and day-to-day operational purchasing tasks
- Develop supply chain relationships in conjunction with the Category Manager
- Stakeholder engagement with Project Managers
- Drive continuous improvement from the supplier base and deliver cost reductions
- Manage suppliers via KPIs
- Contribute to an atmosphere of change and process improvement
Skills & Experience:
- Previous procurement experience within a project focused, engineering, pharmaceutical or manufacturing business
- Comfortable with a blend of operational, project and strategic procurement activities
- Experience with working with multiple internal stakeholders across Engineering and Project Management
- Familiarity with ERP or MRP
- Degree, CIPS or part-CIPS qualified is preferred
Interested, please contact Graeme at Vibe Recruit on 07971 309403 or apply immediately
Vibe Recruit is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.