Indirect Buyer - Automotive Manufacturing Midlands (multi-site responsibility across three plants) £50,000 - £55,000 DOE + excellent benefits Most buying jobs are predictable. This one isn''t. One day you''re negotiating a supplier on forklift tyres, the next you''re locking in a multi-million-pound site-services deal across multiple plants. It''s fast, it''s varied, it''s challenging, but nobody breathes down your neck, and you''re treated like an adult. Day-to-day you''ll: Own the entire supply strategy for maintenance, repair, services and consumables Deliver (and beat) serious savings targets that hit the bottom line Benchmark, run RFQs, negotiate contracts like a pro Chase down non-conformities and make sure they stay fixed Keep the plants, engineering and finance all pointing the same direction Identify market opportunities to satisfy the plants requirements Improve and implement the cost reduction programs through price reductions / optimisations You''ll thrive here if you have: Real indirect/MRO/plant buying experience inside manufacturing (advantageous if this has come from within Automotive) CIPS is advantageous; proven results are essential A track record of real savings and juggling multiple projects without dropping any Strong communication - you''ll talk to people on the shop floor and ops directors in the same hour across differing departments, so you''ll utilise your strong relationship building skills The drive to work independently but the sense to ..... full job details .....