Buyer

SF Partners; Swadlincote; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Recruitment have a great opportunity to join a client based in South Derbyshire as a Buyer, supporting the procurement team in a fast-paced, on-site environment in Swadlincote. This full-time, permanent role requires strong purchasing and supplier liaison skills.

You will manage direct and indirect suppliers, raise purchase orders, expedite orders, negotiate lead times, and work with Production to ensure materials and deliveries meet targets.

Qualifications

• Procurement background with supplier liaison experience.
• Experience raising purchase orders and coordinating with Production.
• Strong communication skills with suppliers and internal teams.
• Experience using MRP/ERP systems and Excel daily.

Responsibilities

• Manage direct and indirect suppliers to ensure timely delivery.
• Expedite orders and negotiate lead times to improve delivery performance.
• Source materials and obtain quotes for new/alternative materials.
• Coordinate with production/planning to meet targets and dates.
• Raise purchase orders and resolve invoicing queries.
• Adhere to system requirements and budget targets.
• Mitigate price increases and support purchasing savings.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier liaison

Purchase orders

Negotiation

Excel

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday

Salary: Up to £40,000

Location: Swadlincote

SF Recruitment have a great opportunity to join one of our fantastic client based in South Derbyshire who are looking for a Buyer to join their Procurement team. This is an exciting new role to join a fast-paced team on a full-time, permanent basis. This is an office based role.

Suitable candidates will come from a Procurement background and have confidence liaising with suppliers, negotiating lead times and raising Purchase orders. You will need excellent communication skills to regularly communicate with Production and Suppliers. The primary responsibility of this role is to coordinate the Supply Chain functions on site.

Key Duties

• Manage a selection of direct and indirect suppliers, facilitating the timely delivery of goods on to site
• Expediting orders whilst using negotiation techniques to improve lead times where necessary
• Sourcing product and obtaining quotes when new/alternative materials are required
• Working closely with the production and planning teams to ensure all material needs are met to ensure sales targets and delivery dates are met
• General supply chain administration tasks such as raising purchase orders and solving invoicing queries
• Adhere to and support all system requirements
• Achieve/Exceed budgeted annual Purchasing Excellence Savings
• Mitigate price increases

It is essential you have worked in a similar role before and would be advantageous if you are used to working in a Manufacturing/ Engineering/Distribution environment. You will need to have strong experience using MRP/ERP systems and feel comfortable with Excel as this is used on a daily basis.