Advanced Buyer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Competitive package

Job summary

A growing organisation in Redditch is seeking an Advanced Buyer to manage Request for Quotations and select partners from a world-class supplier base. The ideal candidate will possess extensive engineering and technical knowledge, with a commercial mindset. This new role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact within the business with potential for career advancement. Competitive salary of £34,000 - £40,000 p.a. plus a pension and benefits package.

Qualifications

• Extensive Engineering and Technical knowledge.
• Good understanding of engineering drawings.
• Ability to work with supplier base effectively.

Responsibilities

• Handle Request for Quotations (RFQ).
• Select partners from a world-class supplier base.
• Assist the Sales Team with technical knowledge.

Skills

Technical knowledge

Commercial awareness

Engineering product knowledge

Manufacturing process understanding

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: Redditch

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.