Buyer

Jackson Hogg Ltd; Billingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global organisation in Billingham is seeking a Buyer for a 6-month contract. The role involves supporting procurement processes, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with various departments. Candidates should have procurement experience, strong problem-solving skills, and excellent communication abilities. Immediate availability is required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in procurement, preferably in manufacturing or engineering.
• Strong focus on accuracy and quality in work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support Procurement, Contracts, Projects to ensure RFQ process compliance.
• Verify contents of PR's to meet project requirements.
• Work with project teams to provide updated documentation for suppliers.
• Collaborate with colleagues across departments to resolve issues.
• Communicate with suppliers and stakeholders regarding operations and schedules.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies in buying operations.
• Ensure compliance with regulations regarding procurement.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Effective communication

Job description

Overview

Jackson Hogg Procurement division are pleased to be exclusively partnered with a global organisation, with headquarters based in Billingham, on the appointment of a Buyer to join their team, initially on a 6 month fixed-term contract basis.

The role will be based on site in Billingham with working hours of either #removed# or #removed# depending on preference.

Salary on offer is £(phone number removed) depending on experience.

This role requires attention to detail, strong processing and problem-solving skills, good organisation, task and timeline focus and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with a pro-active mindset.

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting Procurement, Contracts, Projects and other key disciplines to ensure a robust RFQ process is followed when required and to ensure we drive savings and reduced lead times proactively as a standard business process model.
• Order Fulfilment: Working closely with procurement, contracts, projects, to verify contents of PR's to ensure they comply to the project requirements.
• Documentation: Work closely with the project teams to ensure all PR's are provided with updated documents / drawings / specifications for suppliers to manufacture against.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with colleagues in other departments, such as procurement, warehousing, logistics, projects, sales and customer service, to resolve issues.
• Communication: Communicate with suppliers and internal stakeholders on any issues or concerns related to the buying operations and schedules.
• Problem Solving: Identify and resolve any issues or discrepancies in a timely and effective manner.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards governing procurement operations, including SHEQ and import/export requirements as required.

Person specification

• As this is a 6-month contract, we require someone immediately available that can start ASAP or within 1 week
• Proven experience working in procurement, preferably in a manufacturing, engineering or industrial environment.
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy and quality in all aspects of work.
• Strong organisational and problem solving skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to prioritise tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and work schedules as needed.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with internal teams, external partners, suppliers and customers.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.

This is an urgent requirement so early application is highly recommend for this role. For more information, please get in touch with Gemma Yeadon - Sector Lead | Procurement at Jackson Hogg Recruitment