Category Buyer - Micronclean : Job Details

A new Category Buyer vacancy has arisen in our fast-growing company. This is a fantastic opportunity for a successful candidate to join our procurement team.Location: Skegness, Lincolnshire with the option to uptake Micronclean’s hybrid working policyJob Type: Permanent Full TimeHours of Work: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm (with half an hour unpaid break), flexible options offered.Salary Range: £36,000pa - £39,000pa (dependent on qualifications and experience) + bonusIntroductionMicronclean, based in Lincolnshire, are one of the UK’s largest providers of workwear solutions and cleanroom consumables, employing over 450 people. Our passion is to be the first to develop new technological solutions that change the shape of the markets we serve creating quality and efficiency for our customers.The company’s key markets are the supply and processing of specialist workwear to cleanroom (pharmaceutical, medical, aerospace) and manufacturing (steel making, engineering, automotive) organisations. The company also manufactures and distributes an extensive range of cleanroom consumable products worldwide. The company has an ambitious and clear growth vision and is currently building its first factory outside of the UK in India.Job Role and Key ResponsibilitiesWe are looking for an experienced Category Buyer to join the business at an exciting stage in its growth plans. Demand for our products is currently unprecedented and therefore there is substantial scope for personal development and wider experience gain.Our Procurement function is critical to ensuring the continuity of supply of our products and services, demonstrating excellent customer service to internal customers whilst ensuring that products and services are procured at the most competitive price to improve margin. The Category Buyer will manage the procurement category of raw materials and services for our Consumables business unit, driving improvements in cost, quality, and availability in order to generate and maximise business unit margin.The role’s key responsibilities include: 

• Develop and adopt a category management approach to the procurement of raw materials services used within the Consumables business unit.  
• Develop and pursue cost saving strategies for the Consumables business unit. 
• Execute competitive procurement exercises to achieve cost reductions within the Consumables business unit. 
• Negotiate advantageous terms and pricing for supply arrangements.
• Performance Management of business-critical suppliers. 
• Management of business stock holding policy. 
• Providing procurement support and advice to key internal stakeholders. 
• Lead by example and provide support to other members of the Procurement Department where needed. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications required: Essential 

• Already working towards or a desire to complete a Procurement related qualification, for example the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS). 
• Experience of undertaking competitive tendering exercises, including the use of Request for Quotation and Request for Proposal documentation. 
• Knowledge of supplier performance management and supplier relationship management. 
• A detailed understanding of MRP system principles. 
• Detail orientated - highly accurate, excellent attention to detail, ability to analyse and interpret data to influence stakeholders.  
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook; including the ability to manipulate data, use pivot tables, graphs, and lookups.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and Internationally. 

Desirable 

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (MCIPS) 
• Bachelor’s degree (or degree equivalent). 
• Experience of strategic sourcing in response to business objectives. 
• Experience in importing goods, working with freight forwarders, related import documentation and administering associated costs.
• Knowledge of cross functional/project working and internal stakeholder management. 
• Full, valid UK/EU driving license. 

Why Work for Micronclean as a Category Buyer?There are many reasons to join the Micronclean family, but here are just a few more:

• A generous yearly bonus paid every January, to all staff.
• Relocation package of £2,000.
• Possibility to work from home for up to 3 days a week. 
• 30 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days for loyalty service.
• Company Sick Pay scheme.
• Company pension contributions of 5% of salary.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), private counselling and other schemes to support employees with their mental health and wellbeing. 
• Annual Family Fun Days, fully paid for by the business.
• A growing, family owned, highly successful business, with a history spanning back to the 1920s.
• Highly committed to investing in people and training, with a proven history of opportunities and promotions from within for employees who wish to progress.
• A great culture, represented in our company values known as the SKIEs.

More information about Micronclean can be found on our website. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive the sufficient number of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.You may have experience in the following roles: Category Buyer, Procurement Specialist, Purchasing Manager, Supply Chain Buyer, Strategic Sourcing Manager, Procurement Officer, Commodity Buyer, Senior Buyer, Sourcing Specialist, Procurement Analyst, Category Manager, Supply Chain Analyst, Inventory Manager, etc. REF-216 566