Buyer

TROSTAN DENE LTD; Chorley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

TROSTAN DENE LTD is seeking a Buyer to oversee procurement for manufacturing operations. You will plan and coordinate purchases, ensuring cost-effective, quality-aligned, timely deliveries across inventory and services.

You will nurture supplier relationships, monitor performance, and drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and competitiveness. The role reports to the Operations Manager and offers competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience as Buyer or Senior Buyer in manufacturing.
• Strong negotiation and supplier relationship skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to improve procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage procurement of inventory, non-inventory goods, and services to support operations.
• Ensure purchases are cost-effective, meet quality requirements, and are delivered on time.
• Source and supply products and services, develop supplier relationships, monitor performance.
• Evaluate inventory requirements, set optimum stock and reorder levels, identify cost savings opportunities.
• Raise, track, and expedite purchase orders from creation to delivery.
• Identify areas for improvement within procurement processes and implement changes.

Skills

Procurement planning

Negotiation

Supplier relationship management

Stakeholder engagement

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

You will join a successful global manufacturing business who combine international expertise with local manufacturing knowledge to deliver industry leading products.

Role Overview-

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Buyer will oversee the following-

• Responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing the procurement of inventory, non-inventory goods, and services to support the organisation's operational and business needs.
• Ensure all purchases are cost-effective, meet quality requirements, and are delivered in a timely manner.
• Manage the sourcing and supply of products and services, develop and maintain effective supplier relationships, and monitor supplier performance to ensure value, quality, and reliability.
• Responsible for evaluating inventory requirements, determining optimum stock and reorder levels, and identifying opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.
• Raise, track, and expedite purchase orders from creation through to delivery, ensuring that goods and services are received in accordance with business requirements and agreed timescales.
• Actively identify areas for improvement within procurement processes and implement changes that support operational efficiency and business growth.

Skills & Experience-

You will have proven experience and achievement at Buyer or Senior Buyer role, ideally within manufacturing operations. With excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, you will have a commercial mindset and be confident negotiating with suppliers. You will also have strong organisational and problem solving abilities with an work approach that looks to improve business / operations processes where possible.

Salary is competitive dependent on career experience and qualifications plus wider employment business benefits.