Buyer

Owen Daniels; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Owen Daniels is seeking an experienced Buyer for a 3-6 month contract based in Coventry. The role focuses on supplier management, purchasing administration, and ensuring supplier compliance.

You will liaise with suppliers, chase outstanding documentation, and manage supplier information on the CSN platform, while supporting supplier quality activities. Essential experience includes purchasing/procurement support, strong supplier liaison skills, and SAP experience.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a purchasing or procurement support role.
• Strong experience liaising with suppliers and building effective working relationships.
• Experience ensuring supplier compliance and supporting supplier quality activities.
• Comfortable visiting suppliers when required.
• Experience using SAP is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with suppliers and act as the main point of contact between suppliers and the business.
• Chase suppliers for outstanding documentation and ensure records are up to date.
• Manage supplier information within the CSN supplier platform.
• Support supplier quality and compliance activities, including supplier visits where required.
• Ensure supplier compliance is maintained throughout the purchasing process.
• Carry out general purchasing administration and document control.
• Work with SAP to support purchasing activities.

Skills

Supplier management

Liaising with suppliers

Purchasing administration

Supplier compliance

Documentation control

Tools

SAP

Job description

Are you an experienced buyer with strong supplier management skills?

Our client based in Coventry are recruiting for a buyer to join on a 3-6 month contract. You'll play a key role in supplier management, purchasing administration, and ensuring supplier compliance.

Buyer

3-6 Month Contract (PAYE/Outside IR35)

Salary dependent on experience

Monday – Thursday 08:00- 16:45. Friday’s 08:00- 15:00

Coventry

Job Description

• Liaise with suppliers and act as the main point of contact between suppliers and the business.
• Chase suppliers for outstanding documentation and ensure records are up to date.
• Manage supplier information within the CSN supplier platform.
• Support supplier quality and compliance activities, including supplier visits where required.
• Ensure supplier compliance is maintained throughout the purchasing process.
• Carry out general purchasing administration and document control.
• Work with SAP to support purchasing activities.

Essential Experience/Skills/Qualifications

• Previous experience in a purchasing or procurement support role.
• Strong experience liaising with suppliers and building effective working relationships.
• Experience ensuring supplier compliance and supporting supplier quality activities.
• Comfortable visiting suppliers when required.
• Experience using SAP is highly desirable.