Buyer

Interaction Recruitment; Huntingdonshire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Buyer to join their team in Huntingdonshire. This full-time permanent position involves sourcing and ordering materials to meet operational needs. Responsibilities include engaging suppliers, updating reports, and managing stock levels. Candidates should have at least two years of purchasing experience, strong communication and negotiation skills, and intermediate Excel proficiency. A commitment to continuous learning and team collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience working within purchasing.
• Exposure to or knowledge of the electronic industry.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work on initiative.

Responsibilities

• Work with buyers and production to identify delivery gaps.
• Engage with suppliers to resolve issues.
• Attend production and sales meetings.

Skills

Purchasing Experience

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Intermediate Excel skills

Attention to detail

Ability to prioritize workload

Tools

MRP systems

ERP systems

Job description

Overview

My client based on the outskirts of St Ives Cambridgeshire are currently recruiting for a Buyer to join their team on a full‑time permanent basis. You will be providing support to the Sales and other teams in the company. You will plan and manage the sourcing, ordering and expediting goods, materials, and services to ensure that the company's operational needs are achieved and will support in procuring materials and services considering price, quality, and delivery to ensure continuity of supply.

Hours: 8:00 - 17:30 Monday - Friday

Salary – £25‑30,000 DOE

Own transport required for this position

Key Responsibilities

• Work with buyers, planner, and production to identify gaps and delays in the delivery of components.
• Engage with suppliers to co‑ordinate timing, resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues, communicate and feedback to the team.
• Provide and update relevant reports as necessary.
• Attend production and sales meetings.
• Perform admin duties, maintaining accurate records following policies, procedures, instructions, and guidelines.
• Work with production to meet planning requirements, update the system and reports to reflect any changes or impact.
• Run and action monthly reports for end of month and new month.
• Communicate with the line manager to evaluate and assess vendors and their performance.
• Notify all stakeholders of scheduled delivery dates to ensure continuity of supply.
• Manage and purchase stock levels of production consumables.
• Look for cost downs in procurement of goods and services to improve overall budget savings.
• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken to all supplier & customer relationships, and meetings are reported back to the team.
• Training and guidance will be given where required.
• Be willing to learn new skills and undertake new duties relevant to the role.

What we are looking for

• A minimum of two years’ experience working within purchasing.
• Exposure to or knowledge of electronic industry.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent IT skills including intermediate Excel skills.
• Good working knowledge of MRP / ERP systems desired.
• A strong eye for detail.
• Ability to prioritise own workload.
• Ability to work well on your own initiative and as part of a team.
• Self‑motivated and enthusiastic.
• Willingness to work if required in other areas of the business.

If you have the skills and experience listed above please send your CV to or call (phone number removed).