Buyer

Morgan Jones Recruitment Consultants; Stone Cross; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing scheme

Pension plan

Death-in-service cover

Rewards and recognition

9-day fortnight

Job summary

Our Client in Sandwich is seeking a proactive Buyer to join the Operations team. Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, you will procure materials and services, manage suppliers, and support engineering and quality teams to meet production needs.

The role requires experience in engineering procurement, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to analyse costings, issue POs and RFQs, and keep tight cost control in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering or manufacturing procurement.
• Strong commercial awareness with negotiation skills.
• Experience working with MRP systems and requisitions.

Responsibilities

• Source and procure materials and services to meet business requirements.
• Communicate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to obtain quotations with cost breakdowns.
• Raise and manage Purchase Orders and Purchase Requisitions.
• Generate RFQs and RFIs and analyse supplier responses.
• Prepare costings and manufacturing estimates to support sales and engineering teams.
• Liaise with Engineering on supplier selection and with Quality on vendor performance.
• Resolve invoice queries and support import clearance processes.
• Prepare purchasing and supplier performance reports.
• Carry out quotation comparisons and cost analysis.
• Progress orders and ensure timely delivery; support supplier performance monitoring.

Skills

Engineering procurement experience

Negotiation skills

Supplier management

Strong prioritisation

MRP systems knowledge

Tools

Purchase Orders (POs)

RFQ/RFI processes

Job description

Buyer

Location: Sandwich

Salary: £29,000 – £33,000 (dependent on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Department: Operations

About the Role:

Our Client is seeking a proactive and commercially aware Buyer to join their Operations team in Sandwich. Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, this role is focused on procurement and supplier management, supporting the business by ensuring materials and services are purchased efficiently, cost‑effectively, and in line with operational requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in engineering procurement who enjoys working in a fast‑paced environment and engaging with suppliers, engineering, and quality teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Source and procure materials and services to meet business requirements.
• Communicate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to obtain competitive quotations with clear cost breakdowns.
• Raise and manage Purchase Orders and Purchase Requisitions.
• Generate RFQs and RFIs and analyse supplier responses.
• Prepare costings and manufacturing estimates to support sales and engineering teams.
• Liaise with Engineering on supplier selection and with Quality on vendor performance.
• Resolve invoice queries and support import clearance processes.
• Prepare purchasing and supplier performance reports.
• Carry out quotation comparisons and cost analysis.
• Progress orders and ensure timely delivery.Support ongoing supplier performance monitoring.
• Undertake additional tasks as required to support Operations.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Experience within an engineering or manufacturing procurement environment.
• Strong commercial awareness with excellent negotiation skills.
• Confident communicator with a professional and assertive telephone manner.
• Highly organised with strong prioritisation skills.
• Comfortable analysing complex information with multiple variables.
• Knowledge of engineering terminology and procurement processes.
• Experience working with MRP systems and standalone requisitions.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Company profit‑sharing scheme
• Stakeholder pension and death‑in‑service cover
• Rewards and recognition scheme
• 9‑day fortnight (every other Friday off)

Please note: due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible to obtain security clearance to SC level.