A leading blue chip manufacturer is currently seeking a Category Buyer for an initial 6 month temporary contract. The role will be home based with occasional travel to the main HQ in Liverpool.

The successful Category Buyer will have previous category buying experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (food, pharma, chemical, utilities) with proven experience of working with both internal and external stakeholders

Responsibilities of the Category Buyer include:

Deliver savings and improvements in KPIs across key Procurement imperatives of cost, risk, quality, service, growth, innovation and governance
Identify, develop and deliver initiatives by working with internal customers as Lead Business Partner
Ensure compliance to Procurement Policy and SOPs
Key point of contact for daily business operations at a site level, or as actioned to support corporate initiatives
Price accountability is to be the procurement business partner with relevant departments across the business working on or leading key site initiatives that deliver hard savings to the business, as well as across assigned categories
To support daily procurement process and procedures in the absence of operational buyers

This is a temporary position on a PAYE basis.

Category Buyer
FMCG
Liverpool / Home working
£18.95 an hour – 37.5 hours a week
6 month contract

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