What we achieve together

•  Reporting to the Head of Indirect Purchasing in Germany, you will be based at our Industrial site in Belper, working as part of an international purchasing organization, creating and managing a commodity strategy with an international supplier base for suppliers with local responsibility.     In this role you will support the other Group Commodity Buyers in the development and monitoring of their supplier strategies.
•  Meet cost savings targets and deliver financial benefits.
• Continual monitoring and improvement of supplier and purchasing KPIs. 
• Responsibility for pre contract, contract negotiations and contract management for indirect materials, services and investment g
• Areas of spend will include a diverse range of goods and services which will include, Engineering, IT services, utilities, investment goods and consumables and Marketing. 

What makes us successful together

• We welcome applications from candidates who are MCIPS qualified or have a university degree or equivalent in engineering, economics or business with good technical skills.
• Knowledge of SAP and a good knowledge of MS Office is essential.
• You should have good analytical thinking and interpersonal skills and be an active team player.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills are a requirement.
• Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.

What you can count on

• We offer our employees an attractive remuneration package, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and bonus opportunities. 
• We offer a generous pension scheme which enables our employees to have greater financial security when they do retire.  
• We are in the 7% of UK businesses that have received the gold award from Investors in People (IiP).
• For our employee’s peace of mind, we provide a death in service benefit and the option of subsidised private health care.
• We pride ourselves on our Family Friendly Policies, designed to support our employees during important life events.
• Hybrid working is agreed at a local level under an informal discretionary arrangement. This enables our employees to have flexibility.