Assistant Buyer

Stirling Dynamics; West of England; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Stirling Dynamics, based in Bristol with flexible working, is seeking an Assistant Buyer to join our Procurement team. You will support procurement of goods and services for internal customers and collaborate with project delivery teams to drive operational excellence and value through supplier management.

Ideal for a candidate with willingness to learn, strong organization, and an interest in developing a career in procurement.

Qualifications

• Integrity and meticulous attention to detail are essential.
• Strong communication skills help in negotiations and supplier relations.
• Ability to build relationships with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and a good team player.

Responsibilities

• Support evaluation and development of new suppliers.
• Develop relationships with suppliers to secure favorable terms.
• Handle internal procurement requests and ensure requirements are clear.
• Negotiate prices, quantities and delivery schedules with suppliers.
• Place purchase orders following company procedures.
• Arrange transport and track orders for timely delivery.
• Support supplier audits as part of approvals and re-accreditation.

Skills

Integrity

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Relationship building

Team player

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

To support our continued growth, Stirling Dynamics are looking to hire an Assistant Buyer to join our Procurement team. The successful candidate will support with the procurement of goods and services for internal customers and will work hand in hand with project delivery teams to deliver operational excellence; driving results through effective supplier management and ensuring Company Procedures are followed.

The successful candidate will support the wider procurement team with the purchase of goods and/or services, achieving the most competitive and advantageous commercial terms. They will need to drive and monitor supplier performances to ensure best possible value is delivered to the business. This role is suitable for someone with no prior experience but someone who is willing to learn, is organized and is looking to develop their career within procurement.

This role will be based in our Bristol offices however as part of our commitment to flexible working, employees are able to combine office work with remote working

Responsibilities

The key accountabilities for the role are varied and will include the below. We will support the successful candidate as they progress into this role.

• Support the evaluation and ongoing development of new suppliers
• Developing relationships with suppliers
• Handle procurement requests from internal customers, ensuring that the requirements to be placed on the supplier are clearly understood
• Negotiating with suppliers to agree prices, quantities, delivery schedules
• Placing purchase orders as per company procedures
• Arranging transport of goods and tracking orders to ensure timely delivery
• Support supplier audits as a part of Supplier Approval and Re-accreditation process
• Ability to work within a cross functional team to support projects with Project Management, Engineering and Production
• Support the movement of goods overseas, ensuring we have the correct documentation in place and liaising with shipping companies
• Support data management and analysis of pricing trends

Essential skills

• Integrity and excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills to help negotiations
• Relationship building and networking skills
• Excellent computer skills with good working knowledge of Micosoft Excel

The personal qualities of the candidates will be key to success in this fast-paced, dynamic environment and it demands a self-motivated attitude with a real drive to progress. Candidates must be able to identify with the characteristics and qualities detailed below:

• Can-do attitude & hands on approach to work
• Proactive
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Cost conscious
• Good organisational skills, including record keeping
• Good team player who uses initiative, is self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Manage their own workload with ability to deal with conflicting priorities

Desired skills

• An understanding of supply chain management and logistics
• The ability to understand technical and commercial aspects