Lead Buyer
AM Global · Leicester, England ·
Job Purpose Act as the Lead Buyer within the Supply Chain function by supporting complex purchases, key suppliers and their performance. Provide data‐driven insight, resolve escalations and guide purchasing activity to ensure decisions support the supply chain strategy.
Strengthen supplier capability awareness, support cross‐functional issue resolution and lead the Buyer through best‐practice behaviour and clear communication. Act as a key contributor to tactical sourcing decisions by ensuring RFQs are accurate, competitive and aligned with company expectations.
Maintain strong awareness of material risk, proactively addressing key delivery concerns, capacity constraints and supplier performance trends. Support continuous improvement across purchasing processes by identifying inefficiencies, recommending corrective actions and reinforcing consistent best‐practice behaviours within the team.
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday – 08:30am to 4:30pm – 37.5hrs (30mins un paid break) Safety: Adhere to relevant safety procedures. Recommend improvements where possible. Contribute to SOP's, BSP's and EHS activities. Quality: Produce accurate, high‐quality work by following clear instructions and guidelines.
Maintain strong attention to detail, transparency and communicate issues clearly with practical options to support fast resolution. Main Duties to include: Support PO Placement - Guide CS, Planning and Purchasing from PO request through to supplier acknowledgement.
Inventory Turns management - Negotiate delivery schedules that directly improve Inventory Turns KPI. Supplier Development - Work with internal teams on supplier onboarding, quality concerns and deviation management. Strategic Spend support - Collate RFQ data, compare options and provide tactical cost analysis for strategic buying decisions.
Maintain Supplier Matrix - Own and update the Supplier Matrix to support RFQ activity and supplier selection. Procurement Escalations - Manage supplier escalations, including expediting and freight issues and close them out effectively.
Supplier KPIs & Performance - Own KPI dashboard updates, analyse KPI performance and provide clear data insights to support supplier development Supplier Spend Trend – Review supplier spend patterns and share analysis to guide sustainable supplier focus and future purchasing direction. Medi...