Senior Buyer - Retail Environment

Location Warwickshire
Discipline: Buyers & Purchasing
Job type: Contract
Salary: £38.31ph INSIDE IR35 Via Umbrella Solutions
Contact name: Vicki Martinson

Contact email: vmartinson@select-engineering.net
Contact phone: 01245403560
Job ref: 36753013
Published: 1 day ago
Duration: 12 Months (Mat cover)
Expiry date: 15 Apr 2026 23:59
Startdate: ASAP

Duties: 

  • To join the Global Commercial Services team within Indirect Procurement as the Senior Buyer for Retail on a 6-month contract covering parental leave.

  • The Buyer will have procurement category responsibility for the look & feel of the Retail environment working closely with the Retail Operations team supporting how customers interact with our vehicles in retailers.

  • The client is on an exciting project to deliver modern luxury across our global retailer network as part of Project Arch.

  • This involves sourcing signage, furniture, lighting, joinery, etc to support our retailer network moving to new retail corporate identity.

  • The role is for overall responsibility and leadership for all global and relevant local sourcing including project delivery, benchmarking costs, contract management, supplier relationship management activities and strategic development with a focus on sustainability to support the look and feel of our retail environment.

Skills:    

Essential:

  • A Buyer with 3 years+ experience of buying goods

  • Experience of working with colleagues across the globe with clear communication skills

  • Commercial Awareness and Negotiation skills

  • Understand category management principles

  • Relationship management - internal and external

  • Flexibility and agility to be able to adjust to changing business needs

Desirable:

  • Previous experience in Retail Procurement

  • Project management skillset

Education:           

  • Degree and/or CIPS preferable but not a requirement.