Buyer

Baltic Recruitment Services Ltd; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual holiday

Holiday Buy and Sell

Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work

On-site parking

Sports & Social Club

Job summary

Express Engineering in the North East is looking for an experienced Buyer to manage procurement activities supporting manufacturing builds. You will handle BOM maintenance in the MRP system, issue RFQs, source components, and negotiate prices and lead times to meet contract needs.

Ideal candidates will have experience in engineering procurement, strong communication skills, and proficiency with MS Office, particularly Excel.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing/sourcing within manufacturing or engineering environments.
• Purchasing materials in line with MRP/ERP requirements.
• Understanding of engineering BOMs and drawings.
• Ability to communicate at all levels within the business.
• Strong negotiation and supplier relations skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Check, create and maintain Bills of Materials in the MRP system.
• Generate and maintain RFQs for procurement needs.
• Source and procure materials, components and services to support MRP/build plans.
• Negotiate lead times and pricing to meet contract requirements.
• Collaborate with buyers to share best practices and manage spend.
• Expedite and control all purchased items; maintain supplier setup and sign-off.
• Update MRP data with supplier feedback and changes.

Skills

Procurement

Communication

Negotiation

Excel

Sourcing

Purchasing

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with Express Engineering, a leading Oil & Gas equipment manufacturer based in the North East, to support with their search for an experienced Buyer.

Key Duties:

• Checking, creation, and maintenance of Bills of Material within the MRP system.
• Generation and maintenance of RFQ's into the supply chain.
• Sourcing and procurement of materials, components, and services to meet the business MRP and build plan needs.
• Focus on negotiation of best lead times and pricing to suit contract and overall business needs.
• Interact with other buyers to develop best practices and leverage spend commodities.
• Control, management and expediting of all purchased items.
• Taking responsibility and control for the addition of new supplier setup within the MRP System and associated internal sign-off requirements.
• Updating of internal MRP systems, plus supporting information in line with latest supplier feedback.
• Understanding the business needs and external marketplace opportunities that can drive improvement.
• Leveraging spend across all purchases within the business.
• Risk assessing the business and suppliers to maintain a reliable and continuous supply.
• Resolving process and / or supplier related issues, as escalated from the business, supply chain, sales and operations.

Key Requirements:

• Have demonstrable experience of working within a purchasing / sourcing role ideally within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Experience of purchasing materials in line with MRP/ERP requirements.
• An understanding of engineering specification, Bill of Materials and drawings.
• The ability to communicate at all levels.
• Negotiation, customer service and consulting skills.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office programs. A good knowledge of Excel is essential.

The Package:

• Competitive salary depending on experience.
• Monday-Thursday 7:30AM-4:30PM, Friday 7:30AM-1:30PM(some flexibility offered).
• 25 days annual holiday in addition to statutory bank holidays.
• Holiday Buy and Sell scheme.
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme.
• Generous contractual sick pay scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Sports & Social Club.
• On-site parking.