Senior Buyer/Procurement Professional

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Senior Buyer/Procurement Professional - 00134181 Description: Job Title: Senior Buyer/Procurement Professional: Location: Rochester: Salary: Circa £45,000 dependent on experience What you’ll be doing: - Negotiate terms, conditions, pricing, and contracts with suppliers - Act as the main point of contact between suppliers and the business, building effective relationships - Monitor budgets for purchase orders and identify opportunities for cost savings through effective negotiation - Track supplier performance, communicate key KPIs , and address issues at a senior level - Maintain accurate supplier order books and data in the Oracle ERP system - Support the implementation of corporate procurement processes, including strategic supplier, sub-contract, and commodity management - Coach and train junior staff on procurement processes and procedures, assist with audits and improvement plans Essential: Desirable: Benefits: As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligibl...