Buyer

Prime-Appointments; Ivy Chimneys; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Pension

28 days' holiday including bank-hols

3 days' Christmas shutdown holiday

Job summary

Prime-Appointments in Epping is seeking an experienced Buyer for our Procurement / Supply Chain team. You will source materials, negotiate with suppliers and balance price, quality, availability and delivery to support production and customer requirements.

You will work closely with the factory, estimating and order processing teams to coordinate purchasing. Strong negotiation, organisation and supplier relationship skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience in buying, procurement or supply chain environments.
• 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 in a practical, busy environment; balance cost, quality and availability.

Responsibilities

• Source quality materials and manage supplier relationships to ensure the right products, price and quality when needed.
• Work with factory, estimating and order processing teams to coordinate purchasing for production and customers.
• Source timber, sheet materials, laminates, ironmongery, packaging and related products.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery terms, credit arrangements and SLAs with suppliers.
• Place and manage purchase orders, track shipments and expedite deliveries as required.
• Monitor stock levels and manage inventory to ensure availability.
• Carry out stock control and stocktakes to reduce wastage and improve purchasing efficiency.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing suppliers and develop backup suppliers for resilience.
• Monitor supplier performance and quality, including inspection of incoming goods when required.
• Resolve purchasing, delivery and quality issues quickly and effectively.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across procurement and supplier management.

Skills

Negotiation

Supply chain experience

Organised

Supplier communication

Proactive problem solving

Job description

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

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.

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

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