Are you a proactive and detail-oriented Buyer looking to make a real impact in a dynamic engineering environment?
As a key member of our Procurement team, you will play a vital role in sourcing and managing a diverse range of engineering components—ensuring the best value in terms of price, quality, and delivery. Working closely with the Procurement Co-ordinator, you will help identify and convert requirements from Bills of Materials (BoMs), optimising supply chain efficiency.
Duties:
The Buyer will be responsible for:
* Raising purchase orders and producing Purchase Order numbers
* Leading negotiations with suppliers to achieve cost reductions
* Maintaining and developing relationships with supply base
* Ensuring that parts and materials are bought at the most competitive price and delivered on time with no compromise to quality
* Identifying new suppliers and negotiating to improve payment terms and supplier agreements and where appropriate to reduce and streamline non-performing suppliers
* Resolving invoice queries with accounts team
* Supporting the Procurement Co-ordinator in developing all core key suppliers and maintain supplier KPI’s in accordance to the Procurement Co-ordinator direction
* Supporting and working closely with Engineering and Design department on new projects and new concepts or working closely with other Stakeholders within engineering and assisting with materials estimating
* Analysing quotations and selecting suppliers
* Oversee goods to be returned and monitor for credits
* Communicate with accounts about normal costs, credits, new and existing suppliers
* Continually improving purchasing methods and driving down external spend
* Product Safety Training
Skills/Qualifications:
The Buyer should have:
* Confident negotiator with excellent communication skills, both written and oral
* A minimum of CIPS level 3
* Competent in the use of Sage 200, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word
* Proven purchasing experience within an engineering/manufacturing environment
* Ability to organise and prioritise workloads, with strong attention to detail
* Ability to independently problem solve and make decisions
* Have the ability to work well within a team
Additional Information:
SECURITY – All candidates must be in a position to obtain UK security clearance to SC level. Additional restrictions may apply on certain defence programmes.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Purchasing and Supply Chain
Industries
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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