Senior Indirect Buyer
Washington
Salary: Competitive DOE

Jackson Hogg is delighted to be supporting a busy and growing start-up on the appointment of a Senior Indirect Buyer to join the Indirect Purchasing team.

At a very exciting time within the business, this is a fantastic fresh opportunity to join a growing and developing organisation with a huge scope to be part of the journey in getting the Indirect Procurement function established, processes implemented and relationship foundations built. Being a new and varied role within a continuously expanding team, there is also opportunity to work across a variety of different Indirect commodities and services as well as get involved in number of new projects.

As Senior Indirect Buyer, responsibilities will include:

• Strategic and operational management multiple Indirect categories across Energy, CAPEX, Waste and suite of Professional Services
• Sourcing and selection of global suppliers and vendors
• Negotiation of contractual agreements, SLAs and KPIs
• Building relationships and partnerships with selected suppliers and internal functions

Candidates will ideally demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Strong knowledge of Indirect procurement categories
• Experience working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to negotiate, build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Working knowledge of MRP systems, ideally SAP
• Passion and drive to succeed, go the extra mile and think outside of the box in spotting opportunities and ability to deliver solutions with an improvement-driven mindset
• CIPS Qualified advantageous

This role would suit a driven and motivated individual with a passion to make a difference and be part of an exciting journey of a forward-thinking and market leading business.

For more information and to apply, get in touch with Skye Madden - Managing Consultant at Jackson Hogg.