A successful manufacturing engineering business require a Buyer to join their Procurement team. The Buyer will be responsible for managing day-to-day purchasing activities, ensuring material availability, maintaining supplier relationships and supporting the efficient flow of materials across the business. The role will require use of MRP/ERP and MS Excel (proficiency with VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables and formulas preferred).
The Buyer will join a large and supportive procurement team enjoying a period of growth. Procurement activity will focus on direct commodity areas for manufacturing. The environment is fast-paced and dynamic, so the Buyer will collaborate closely with the supply chain to ensure continuity of supply to achieve production schedules.
Key Responsibilities of the Buyer include:
- Raise and manage purchase orders in line with MRP demand.
- Monitor supplier performance and expedite deliveries where required.
- Build strong supplier relationships and support capacity planning.
- Maintain ERP/MRP master data including lead times and batch sizes.
- Resolve supply, delivery, invoicing and documentation issues.
- Coordinate subcontract material movements and supplier activities.
- Collaborate with Planning, Logistics, Engineering and Quality teams to drive supply chain performance.
Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:
- Experience in a Purchasing, Procurement, Supply Chain or Planning role.
- Good understanding of MRP/ERP systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Proficiency with MS Excel - Ideally confidence with Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP and formulas
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
