My client is a worldwide leader of software solutions across the enterprise and security sectors.

They are looking for buyer/purchaser for their procurement department.

Responsibilities:
·    Sourcing products, venues and services using current and new suppliers within a central processing team responsible for UK and European based entities.
·    Negotiating terms and conditions with new suppliers.
·    Raising orders for different entities throughout Europe.
·    Booking received orders onto the system.
·    Working on projects with marketing and travel to achieve best value for money in the venue, printing and giveaways sectors.
·    Working with global buying teams to achieve best price on hardware orders.

Education:
CIPS qualified or working towards CIPs qualification.

Requirements:
·    Must have previous experience of working in a purchasing department in a medium/large sized company and have previous experience of purchasing for the marketing sector.
·    Previous experience of working with travel departments would be useful.
·    A working knowledge of Oracle or ERP systems would be an advantage.
·    Must be flexible and be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.