Senior Strategic Buyer

Senior Strategic Buyer role in Andover at Stannah – Join Our Team!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Strategic Buyer to join our growing Procurement team at Stannah, based at our Andover site.

The role involves managing strategic supplier relationships, sourcing and direct materials to support international Stannah factories and identifying and implementing continuous improvement through compliance and procurement processes. You will be a vital link between suppliers and internal stakeholders, ensuring supplier performance, contract negotiations, cost control, and supply chain risk management are delivered effectively.

As the Senior Strategic Buyer, you will work full-time hours Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:45, Friday 08:00 to 13:00. This job is a permanent contract.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced procurement or supply chain professional to step into a face paced role, managing up to £8 million spend across critical suppliers and commodities.

To be successful, it is essential that you have previous experience in managing strategic supplier relationships within the supply chain and strong proven negotiation skills. Experience in commodity management and working with international manufacturing suppliers would be desirable.

• Manage supplier relationships across 2–3 commodity areas with ownership of key strategic suppliers
• Negotiate and implement supplier contracts to ensure cost-effectiveness and long-term value
• Lead supplier selection, RFQs, and benchmarking within the commodity market
• Support new product development with supplier involvement from prototype to production
• Drive cost reduction initiatives through design changes, sourcing, and supplier collaboration

Please see the full job description here:
Supplier Account Manager
- Job Description

• Proven experience in procurement account management
• Strong commercial negotiation and contract management skills
• Ability to work with UK and international suppliers
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes
• MCIPS/ACIPS qualified or willing to study towards the qualification

If you have previous experience working as a Senior Buyer, Procurement Manager, or Procurement Specialist, and are looking for a new opportunity in Andover, please click the "apply now" button or contact us for further information.

• Market Aligned Salary, paid on a monthly basis
• Profit Share Bonus Scheme, paid to all employees every quarter. Based on Group Company profits
• Holiday scheme to buy extra days’ annual leave
• Pension Scheme. Matched contribution/salary sacrifice
• Simply Health Cash Plan. Allows you to claim towards health costs. For example, dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody treatments and more
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Long Service award scheme, with holiday benefit
• Company Benefits Discount Rewards Scheme. Includes shop discounts, hotel discounts, days out, and more
• Employee Assistance Programme. A workplace initiative to support and enhance well-being
• Enhanced maternity and paternity provision