Sewell Wallis is working with an ambitious, well-reputed South Yorkshire manufacturer based in Sheffield, who are now looking for a senior buyer to join their team.The role offers full responsibility for managing outsourced production processes and will lead the end-to-end Procurement cycle, including supplier prequalification, onboarding, tendering and award through to continued contract, compliance and Supplier relationship management.What will you be doing?Contract management - Direct responsibility for the management of subcontract commercials. Responsibility for supplier conformance to contract and managing KPI''s.Supplier Relationship Management - Build and develop supplier relationships to minimise supply chain risk and drive value added through performance.Implementing improved processes, driving conformance, instilling a "best in class" mindset for procurement practice and policy.Stakeholder Management - Engage with Stakeholders, drive budget compliance and convert insights into actionable change in the supply chain to deliver tangible savings.Support the Finance team on departmental forecasts, spend metrics, cashflow forecasts and provide procurement actions to inform and support best outcomes. Carry out supplier visits/audits to ensure they are meeting the company''s ongoing compliance requirementsWork with the Quality team to maintain approved supplier databases. What skills will you need?Proven background in purchasing or supplier management, ideally within a ..... full job details .....