Buyer

Market-leading business require a Buyer. Applicants need previous experience in purchasing or procurement as a Buyer or Junior Buyer, and ideally have exposure to a manufacturing or engineering environment and an MRP or ERP system.

The Buyer will join an innovative and dynamic procurement team who are increasingly looking to adopt a more professional, strategic and category-focused approach to procurement. Now is an excellent time to join this business, who have a healthy customer orderbook and will shortly embark on the implementation of a new MRP/ERP system.

Specific duties of the Buyer include:

• Supplier relationship management - foster close, collaborative and harmonious relationships with the supply chain
• Supply market intelligence activities and investigation of new products
• Ownership over a range of SKUs / Categories
• Monitoring of stock levels
• Tendering and cost saving exercises
• Management of supplier contracts and ensure adherence to SLAs

Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Experience in a procurement or purchasing role; Buyer, Junior Buyer, Procurement Assistant, Procurement Administrator etc.
• Previous exposure to a manufacturing or engineering environment
• MRP or ERP skills, failing this exposure to any purchasing or stock control system could work
• A positive, pro-active and curious individual
• Excellent relationship building skills; suppliers, colleagues and customers