Buyer

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A market-leading business is seeking a Buyer with experience in procurement to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on strategic relationships with suppliers and requires a growth mindset. Ideal candidates will have a background in purchasing and excellent relationship-building skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in a procurement or purchasing role.
• Ability to develop an interest in manufacturing.
• Excellent relationship building skills.

Responsibilities

• Supplier relationship management and collaboration.
• Monitoring stock levels and tendering exercises.
• Management of supplier contracts.

Skills

Buyer

Purchasing

Procurement

MRP

ERP

Job description

Job summary

Market-leading business require a Buyer. Applicants need previous experience in purchasing or procurement as a Buyer or Junior Buyer, have a growth mindset and the interest or ability to develop a career within a strategic procurement role.

Key skills required for this role

Buyer, Purchasing, Procurement, MRP, ERP

Important

Buyer, Purchasing, Procurement, MRP, ERP

Job description

Market-leading business require a Buyer. Applicants need previous experience in purchasing or procurement as a Buyer or Junior Buyer, have a growth mindset and the interest or ability to develop a career within a strategic procurement role.

The Buyer will join an innovative and dynamic procurement team who are increasingly looking to adopt a more professional, strategic and category-focused approach to procurement. The role will be less around expediting and OTIF/OTD, but on strategic-level relationships with supply chain to drive long term value for both the business and supply chain partners.

Now is an excellent time to join this business, who have a healthy customer orderbook and will shortly embark on the implementation of a new MRP/ERP system.

Specific duties of the Buyer include:

• Supplier relationship management - foster close, collaborative and harmonious relationships with the supply chain
• Supply market intelligence activities and investigation of new products
• Ownership over a range of SKUs / Categories (direct materials/services for manufacturing)
• Monitoring of stock levels
• Tendering and cost saving exercises
• Management of supplier contracts and ensure adherence to SLAs

Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Experience in a procurement or purchasing role; Buyer, Junior Buyer, Procurement Assistant, Procurement Administrator etc.
• The ability to develop an interest in manufacturing
• Previous experience within a purchasing, stock management or forecasting system
• A positive, pro-active and curious individual
• Excellent relationship building skills; suppliers, colleagues and customers