Advanced Buyer

Consilium Recruit; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Additional benefits package

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Advanced Buyer in High Wycombe to join their Sourcing Department. This newly created role involves handling RFQs and selecting suppliers from a world-class base, requiring extensive engineering knowledge. The successful candidate will have opportunities for career progression while making a significant impact in a growing organization. The position offers a competitive salary of £34,000 - £40,000 p.a. along with additional benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of engineering products and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to provide technical knowledge on products during RFQs.
• Proven experience in supplier management and cost-saving initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Assist Sales Team providing technical guidance on products during RFQs.
• Maintain and develop supplier base for cost enhancement.
• Identify opportunities for value enhancement.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Technical knowledge

Commercial acumen

Job description

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation, as they seek to appoint one of two newly created positions within its Sourcing Department. This role is for an Advanced Buyer whose responsibility will be to handle Request for Quotations (RFQ) and select partners from a world class supplier base. The ideal candidate will be driven and highly motivated and have extensive Engineering and Technical knowledge, ideally from a fastener, consumables or assemblies environment.

Commutable from: High Wycombe

Salary: £34,000 - £40,000 p.a. + pension + package
Suitable for: Advanced Buyer

The Role

Reporting into the Sourcing Director your responsibility as an Advanced Buyer will be to assist the Sales Team in order to provide technical knowledge and guidance on a range of products when dealing with RFQ's. You will maintain, develop and update the local and global supplier base, whilst proactively identifying opportunities for value enhancement and cost savings.

The Person

You will be technically and commercially astute and have a good knowledge and understanding of engineering products, engineering drawings and manufacturing processes. The Advanced Buyer role is a brand-new position, so will give the chosen candidate an opportunity to make positive impact within the business and provide scope to progress within the organisation.

For more information or to apply for the Advanced Buyer opportunity, please contact Keith Higgins at Consilium Recruit on 10299 828347 or 07551 150 859.