Senior Category Buyer

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About the role:

As a Category Buyer/Senior Buyer you will be responsible for developing category strategies to ensure we have a robust and competitive supply chain for the long term. You will also be lead for maintaining supplier relationships and performance within your commodity areas and for managing risk and supporting with operational escalations to support the business. 

What does this role involve day to day?

• You’ll develop Category Strategies for each area of responsibility, working with the wider business to ensure strategies are implemented in a timely manner

• You’ll ensure early engagement with engineering and suppliers to ensure we are sourcing the best products from the beginning of our projects

• You’ll support the New Product Introduction (NPI) process for your categories – ensuring the product is available and right first time to achieve successful machine ...