Buyer

Key Recruitment Ltd.; England; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking on site

25 days holiday per year + bank hols

Contributory pension scheme

Medical cash plan

Job summary

Key Recruitment Ltd. is seeking a procurement professional for a packaging company in the United Kingdom. You will purchase goods, guide internal colleagues on quality and price, and tender where needed to achieve best value.

The role requires extensive supplier research, price negotiation, inventory oversight, and analysis of product quality to support new lines. You will source new suppliers, monitor orders, manage cost-saving opportunities, and ensure environmental and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Proven purchasing or buying background, ideally within an FMCG, manufacturing, or packaging environment.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and budgeting capabilities.
• Previous experience of working in small/medium sized organisation
• Ideally someone who has experience in packaging business or similar
• Previously worked in a similar level role.
• CIPS level 3 or qualified through experience
• Commercial Acumen
• Strong Communication and Customer Service Skills
• Ability to build rapport and long-lasting relationships
• Strong Influencing and negotiation skills
• Excellent analytical and I.T. skills with experience in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Proactive and improvement focused
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Good problem solving and decision-making skills
• Strong attention to detail and good numeracy skills

Responsibilities

• To purchase all goods at the appropriate quality and price (tendering where necessary) and provide product guidance and advice to colleagues from other departments.
• Extensive research and the ability to negotiate savings with Suppliers, manage an inventory and evaluate quality of goods.
• Other duties will include market research, product tests, evaluations and to analyze products to determine new lines.
• In accordance with correct stock-holding practices and customer requirements
• Obtaining at least three distinct cost comparisons for each commodity purchase
• Monitoring purchase orders regularly for product deliveries
• To source new products/materials and promote to Sales teams to find a market
• Pursue and implement cost saving opportunities on all products
• Review supplier price increase requests with the aim of minimizing the impact on product costs
• Maintain the vendor listing for all current supplier information
• Examine potential new suppliers and purchase opportunities
• Visit suppliers and customers, when necessary, to build solid relationships
• Maintain regular random material quality/quantity checks on supplied goods
• Carry out all duties in accordance with the Employment Policies and individual contractual terms and conditions of employment.

Skills

Purchasing

Negotiation

Budgeting

Supplier relations

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Salary: £29,000.00 – £33,000.00 per year

Benefits: Free parking on site, 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, Contributory pension scheme in line with auto-enrolment & Medical Cash Plan

Company/ Sector: Packaging Company

The Role:

• To purchase all goods at the appropriate quality and price (tendering where necessary) and provide product guidance and advice to colleagues from other departments.
• The position requires extensive research and the ability to negotiate savings with Suppliers, manage an inventory and evaluate quality of goods.
• Other duties will include market research, product tests, evaluations and to analyze products to determine new lines.
• At the required time considering manufacturing and delivery dates
• In accordance with correct stock-holding practices and customer requirements
• Obtaining at least three distinct cost comparisons for each commodity purchase
• Monitoring purchase orders regularly for product deliveries
• To be aware of new products and marketing these throughout the Group
• To source new products/materials and promote to Sales teams to find a market
• Resolve invoice queries on Purchase Invoices and progress credit/action as required
• Pursue and implement cost saving opportunities on all products
• Review supplier price increase requests with the aim of minimizing the impact on product costs, and communicate any price movements to Sales/Admin
• Maintain the vendor listing for all current supplier information
• Examine potential new suppliers and purchase opportunities
• Visit suppliers and customers, when necessary, to build solid relationships
• Maintain regular random material quality/quantity checks on supplied goods
• To give rapid response to dealing with returned goods, faulty goods, and quarantined goods
• Liaise between the Sales Executive, customer, and supplier to resolve any issues/problems
• Oversee that Environmental and Quality standards are adhered to
• Along with other members of the Purchasing Team maintain the Buying internal computer information system for the branch.
• Implement new ideas and methods whilst continuing to seek ways of both improving contribution to the organisation’s goals and enhancing the reputation of the company.
• Undertake other duties as the management may from time to time reasonably require.
• Carry out all duties in accordance with the Employment Policies and individual contractual terms and conditions of employment.

Requirements:

• Proven purchasing or buying background, ideally within an FMCG, manufacturing, or packaging environment.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and budgeting capabilities.
• Previous experience of working in small/medium sized organisation
• Ideally someone who has experience in packaging business or similar
• Previously worked in a similar level role.
• CIPS level 3 or qualified through experience
• Commercial Acumen
• Strong Communication and Customer Service Skills
• Ability to build rapport and long-lasting relationships
• Strong Influencing and negotiation skills
• Excellent analytical and I.T. skills with experience in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Proactive and improvement focused
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Good problem solving and decision-making skills
• Strong attention to detail and good numeracy skills