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FM Conway Ltd

Sevenoaks

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GBP 30,000 - 50,000

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Buyer to join their Procurement team. In this full-time role, you will focus on reducing costs by targeting key spend areas and negotiating with suppliers. Your expertise in supply chain management and strong communication skills will be essential in fostering relationships across the organization. This position offers a fantastic opportunity for career development and a range of benefits, including a free on-site gym and access to health and well-being resources. Join a company that values innovation and integrity, and make a significant impact on their procurement strategies.

Benefits

Career Development
23 Days Holiday Plus Bank Holidays
Free On-Site Gym
Staff Restaurant
Life Assurance
Internal and External Training Opportunities
Shopping Discounts
24-Hour Advice Lines
Mental Health Support

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in supply chain management and negotiation.
  • Ability to manage relationships at all levels within the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Raise and implement supply chain agreements with suppliers.
  • Negotiate fixed rate deals and monitor procurement spend trends.
  • Draft and present monthly spend reports to the board.

Skills

Communication Skills
Negotiation Skills
Supply Chain Management
Cost Reduction Strategies

Education

Experience in a Commercially Focused Organisation

Tools

Procurement Systems

Job description

Fantastic opportunity to join FM Conway as a Buyer!

FM Conway is currently seeking an experienced Buyer to join our Procurement team. This role will focus on targeting key spend areas across the business and raise tenders to suppliers to reduce costs. You will actively seek new supply chain partners from both the UK and overseas as well as report and monitor spend trends. This is a full-time permanent role based out of our Head Office in Sevenoaks, Kent.

The duties of the Buyer role will include:

  1. Raising and Implementing Supply Chain agreements to new and existing suppliers/subcontractors whilst managing our existing supply chain database
  2. Liaising with different divisions within the business to assist in reducing costs and ensuring the company is buying at the most competitive rates available
  3. Producing system reports and monitoring the status/value of procurement liability for the business
  4. Negotiating fixed rate deals with suppliers in order to obtain the most suitable and cost-effective options for the company
  5. Negotiating at tender stage, right through to procuring for projects
  6. Drafting, preparing and presenting monthly spend reports to the main board of directors

What skills and experience do you need?

We are looking for a Buyer with previous experience in a commercially focussed organisation who can demonstrate appropriate use of quality, risk and health and safety procedures. You will have excellent communication skills with the ability to manage relationships at all levels in the organisation.

What benefits will you receive?

As our Buyer, we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, free on-site gym, staff restaurant, life assurance, opportunities for internal and external training and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. We will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines, and support from our in-house mental health first aiders.

A brief introduction to FM Conway

FM Conway is a family run business with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. As a family business the heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.

So, if you would like to Join our Family as our Buyer then please click ‘apply’ today.

Closing Date: 15/05/2025
FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities, and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life.
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