Buyer

CIPS; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Expleo Academy

Competitive company benefits

Team-first culture

Job summary

The successful candidate in Bristol will procure goods and services for internal customers, working with project delivery teams to drive operational excellence and value through effective supplier management.

You will lead negotiations, place orders, track deliveries, and support supplier audits, ensuring compliance with procedures. The role requires cross-functional teamwork with Project Management, Engineering and Production, and may involve moving goods overseas. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• CIPS qualification or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in procurement for manufacturing/engineering environments.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management capabilities.
• Proficient with ERP systems and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support supplier evaluation and development.
• Develop relationships with suppliers and handle procurement requests.
• Negotiate prices, quantities, and delivery schedules with suppliers.
• Place purchase orders per company procedures.
• Arrange transport and track orders to ensure timely delivery.
• Support supplier audits as part of approval and re-accreditation.
• Collaborate with Project Management, Engineering and Production.
• Assist movement of goods overseas and ensure documentation.

Skills

Can-do attitude

Proactive and self-motivated

Cost-conscious

Strong organisational skills

Excellent communication skills

Integrity and attention to detail

Team player

Experience in supplier negotiations

Education

CIPS qualified or equivalent

Tools

Epicor ERP

Job description

The successful candidate will be responsible for 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 Buyer will lead, negotiate and execute the purchase of goods and/or services, achieving the most competitive and advantageous commercial terms. They will need to drive and monitor supplier performance to ensure best possible value is delivered to the business. This role will be predominantly based in our Bristol office with occasional travel to our clients' sites as required. As part of our commitment to flexibility, we also accept hybrid working.

Responsibilities

• 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.,

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:

• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

CIPS qualified or equivalent

Commercial background in manufacturing and/or engineering

Essential skills

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 and hands-on approach to work.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Cost-conscious.
• Strong organisational skills, including record keeping.
• Ability to manage own workload and handle conflicting priorities.
• Integrity and excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills to support negotiations.
• Strong relationship-building and networking abilities.
• Good team player who uses initiative and is enthusiastic.
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Understanding of supply chain management and logistics.
• Ability to understand technical and commercial aspects.
• Ability to identify product cost drivers.

Experience

• Experience of negotiation within your previous roles.
• Experience in product costing and/or costed Bill of Materials and identification of product cost drivers (desirable).
• Experience of working with Epicor or a similar ERP system (desirable).
• An understanding of supply chain management and logistics.
• The ability to understand technical and commercial aspects.
• Commercial background within manufacturing and/or engineering industry.
• Experience in product costing and/or costed Bill of Materials and identification of product cost drivers.

Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges

Benefits and Culture

• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo