Buyer

ASL; Oxford; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension scheme

Job summary

ASL in Oxford is seeking a motivated Buyer to join our growing team. The role focuses on buying, procurement processes and supplier management within an engineering environment, offering a structured career path and exposure to a small, forward-thinking company.

You will handle PO processing, pricing, imports/exports, and supplier communications, reporting to Head of Procurement. Salary circa 33k-38k with annual bonus and pension.

Qualifications

• Essential procurement and buying experience in engineering/manufacturing.
• Knowledge of import/export, freight, and customs procedures.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP or similar).
• CIPS qualification preferred; membership beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Raise and manage purchase orders accurately.
• Check pricing, availability and buying decisions.
• Process invoices and GRPO where applicable.
• Handle import/export documentation.
• Liaise with suppliers on quotes, progress and deliveries.

Skills

Procurement experience

Buying experience

Negotiation skills

Supplier relationship management

Education

CIPS Level 3

CIPS membership

Supply chain qualifications

Tools

ERP systems

MRP system

SAP

Job description

A motivated Buyer is required for our market leading, award-winning engineering client In return there is a excellent salary of circa GBP33k-GBP38k+ dependant on experience with excellent company benefits including annual company bonus and excellent pension scheme in an established reputable company.

The ideal buyer will have the following key skills and experiences;

• Good buyer, procurement, purchasing experience
• Hands on Buying experience (2/3 years+ buyer ideally
• CIPS qualification ideally level 3, CIPS membership, supply chain qualifications or equivalent experience if not qualified
• Experience of procurement processes within engineering, manufacturing or technical industries ideally or similar
• Good systems experience, ERP, MRP, SAP or similar
• Experience, knowledge of imports, exports, freight, customs clearance (advantageous)
• Good supplier relationship management experience and negotiation skills

This buyer role would suit a dedicated supply chain professional with good buying knowledge and experience of procurement process. This is a great career opportunity for a dedicated procurement professional to join a small team in a forward-thinking company and develop their buying career further in this exciting, varied, fast paced role.

Reporting into the Head of Procurement, some key responsibilities of this procurement role are;

• Purchase Order processing - Raise, manage and process purchase orders for goods and services accurately
• Buying, purchasing, pricing and checking availability
• Invoice and GRPO support
• Import export documentation
• Supplier communication- regarding quotations, order progress, deliveries, pricing queries, availability issues

A full job description will be discussed and submitted to suitable candidates upon application.