Buyer

Mansell Recruitment Group; Castle Point; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company is seeking a Senior Buyer to join their team in Castle Point, UK. The successful candidate will be responsible for purchasing products, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring timely delivery. The ideal candidate should have at least 4 years of buying experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment, and strong data analysis skills. This role will work closely with various teams to support commercial negotiations and new projects.

Qualifications

• 4 years of buying experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• Experience in component and commodity purchasing.
• Strong numeracy skills and data analysis ability.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate supplier pricing and delivery terms.
• Analyze data for purchasing decisions.
• Use MRP systems for buying activities.
• Manage ordering and expediting.
• Support supplier performance monitoring.

Skills

Buying experience

Understanding of electronic products

Data analysis

Proficient in Excel

MRP systems knowledge

Tools

Excel

MRP systems

Job description

Overview

Senior Buyer/Buyer – My client, a leading manufacturer, is seeking a Senior Buyer/Buyer to join their team.

Job Role and Scope

As a key member of the Commercial team, you are responsible for purchasing products and components, expediting urgent requirements, and working with suppliers to meet delivery and quality targets. You also support costing activities for new quotes to ensure accurate future ordering. Close collaboration with account management and operations is essential to maintain an effective supply of materials for production. Building strong supplier relationships and maintaining accurate system data is critical to meeting customer stock requirements.

Main Responsibilities

1. Request and negotiate supplier pricing, lead times, and delivery terms.
2. Analyse data across multiple components to determine optimal purchasing decisions.
3. Use MRP systems and purchasing tools to support buying and quoting activities.
4. Manage purchasing activities including ordering, expediting, and rescheduling.
5. Support supplier selection, assessment, performance monitoring, and improvement.
6. Collaborate with account management, engineering, quality, and production teams to support commercial negotiations and new projects.

Skills, knowledge & experience

• Ideally 4 years of buying experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment. This can be less
• Understanding of electronic products and experience in component and commodity purchasing (e.g. plastics, metals).
• Proficient in data analysis with strong numeracy skills; experienced with Excel and databases.
• Confident user of stock or MRP systems (experience with IFS or Factory Master is a plus).

Salary: DOE

Start Date: ASAP