Sr Buyer Indirect Spend

The Senior Buyer will oversee the indirect spend. You must be proactive driven and have a sense of urgency. You will have a deep understanding of supply chain category management and how to build and maintain supplier relationships. You will be responsible for procuring materials assigned to you in the most costeffective way while improving internal/external processes. This role requires a strong ability to perform independently problem solving and deep analytical skills.

• Build relationships with suppliers and lead processes to ensure value is driven from these relationships
  
• Manage suppliers through a performance management process. Conduct quarterly business reviews and ensure vendor performance is understood and measured (Scorecard Management)
  
• Ensuring all materials within categories managed are delivered in time for production and cost effectively
  
• Drive cost savings through improved operational efficiencies pricing exercises and regular RFPs.
  
• Provide monthly forecasts to all suppliers
  
• Work closely with internal and external production teams to ensure bottling is never impacted.
  
• Lead category management projects to optimize purchasing
  
• Managing of excess materials
  
• Ensure all relevant documentation from our partners are received within 24 hours
  
• Purchase goods materials components or services are in line with specified cost quality and delivery targets
  
• Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization
  
• Provide cost analysis and review cost reduction activities with stakeholders
  
• Prepare reports and updates as and when required
  
• Review and approve invoicing & bill of lading for receiving before payment
  
• Contact suppliers to resolve price quality delivery or invoice issues
  

• Bachelor s degree
  
• 4 plus years of procurement and supply chain experience.
  
• Experience in consumer goods/beverage and manufacturing industry
  
• Experience with indirect spend categories
  
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple critical projects
  
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred)