Buyer

Prime Appointments; Essex; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Pension

28 days' holiday including bank hol*

Job summary

Prime Appointments in Essex is seeking an experienced Buyer to join our Procurement / Supply Chain team in Epping. The role focuses on sourcing materials, supplier relationships, and balancing cost, quality and availability in a fast-moving environment.

You will work closely with our factory, estimating and order processing teams to support production and customer requirements. This is a full-time role with standard hours, including a 15-minute tea break and a 30-minute lunch break.

Qualifications

• Experienced in a buying, procurement or supply chain environment.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management.
• Organised with ability to manage multiple orders and priorities.
• Confident communicating with suppliers and internal teams.
• Proactive addressing shortages, delays and supply issues.

Responsibilities

• Source quality materials and manage supplier relationships.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery terms, credit arrangements and SLAs.
• Place and manage purchase orders, track shipments and expediting deliveries.
• Monitor stock levels and manage inventory to ensure availability.
• Carry out stock control and stocktakes to reduce wastage.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers.
• Identify and develop backup suppliers for resilience.
• Monitor supplier performance and quality.
• Coordinate purchasing with factory, estimating and order processing teams.
• Resolve purchasing, delivery and quality issues quickly and effectively.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across procurement and stock control.

Skills

Negotiation

Procurement

Organised

Communication

Education

CIPS qualification (advantageous)

Job description

Buyer

Department: Procurement / Supply Chain
Location: Epping
Job Type: Full Time Immediate Start
Hours: 40 hours per week

CIPS qualification advantageous

We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded Buyer to join our Procurement / Supply Chain team in Epping

This is a hands‑on procurement role suited to someone who is organised, confident negotiating with suppliers, and able to balance price, quality, availability and delivery in a fast‑moving environment.

The Role

As Buyer, you will be responsible for sourcing materials and managing supplier relationships to ensure the business has the right products, at the right price and quality, when they are needed.

You will work closely with our factory, estimating and order processing teams to ensure purchasing supports production and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Source quality hardwoods, softwoods, sheet materials, laminates, ironmongery, packaging materials, tools and other products as required.
• Negotiate competitive pricing, delivery terms, credit arrangements and SLAs with suppliers.
• Place and manage purchase orders, tracking shipments and expediting deliveries where necessary.
• Monitor stock levels and manage inventory to ensure materials are available when required.
• Carry out stock control and stocktakes, identifying opportunities to reduce wastage and improve purchasing efficiency.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing suppliers.
• Identify and develop alternative and backup suppliers to improve supply resilience.
• Monitor supplier performance and quality, including inspection of incoming goods where required.
• Work closely with the factory, estimating and order processing teams to coordinate purchasing requirements.
• Resolve purchasing, delivery and quality issues quickly and effectively.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across procurement, stock control and supplier management.

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in a buying, procurement or supply chain environment.
• Commercially aware, with strong negotiation skills.
• Organised and able to manage multiple orders and priorities.
• Confident communicating and building relationships with suppliers and internal teams.
• Proactive when dealing with shortages, delays and supply issues.
• Comfortable working in a practical, busy environment.
• Focused on achieving the right balance between cost, quality and availability.

Experience purchasing timber, sheet materials, laminates, ironmongery, packaging or related products would be advantageous.

Working Hours & Benefits

40 hours per week

• Monday - Thursday: 7:30am - 4:30pm
• Friday: 7:30am - 3:30pm
• 15-minute tea break and 30-minute lunch break (unpaid)
• Free parking
• Pension
• 28 days' holiday including bank holidays
• 3 days' holiday retained for the Christmas shutdown
• Immediate start available