Buyer

Automated Industrial Robotics; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automation company in the UK is seeking a proactive individual to support the Procurement team. The role involves managing supplier relationships, sourcing components based on cost and quality, and ensuring compliance with Health and Safety regulations. The ideal candidate will be CIPS qualified or willing to work towards this qualification. A comprehensive benefits package is offered, supporting employee well-being and professional development.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Company bonus

Maternity and paternity leave

Pension plan

Training support

Wellness initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in supplier database management.
• Proven ability to negotiate with suppliers.
• Strong understanding of Health and Safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a supplier database.
• Source and negotiate components based on quality and price.
• Monitor raw material stock and leverage pricing reductions.
• Collect and report supplier KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with Management System requirements.

Skills

Knowledge of supplier sourcing

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Ability to read engineering drawings

Education

CIPS Qualified or willing to work towards

Job description

Overview

To provide proactive support by working closely with the Procurement team to identify and select the right process, supplier or component based on quality and cost.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in building a supplier database to support the business
• Identify and source components based on quality and price and identify areas of improvement within the supply chain.
• Work with manufacturing to monitor raw material stock and utilising volume to leverage price reductions
• Collect data and report supplier KPIs, manage non-conformance and always work on continual improvement across the supply chain
• Manage enquires and ensure delivery in line with business requirements
• Work with Production on replenishing stock levels avoiding significant write offs and working with stock related supply chain to develop the stock profile and manage efficiently
• Ensure parts meet in house quality standards
• Manage work load in line with business and customer requirements
• Has a sound understanding of and confident to negotiate Ts & Cs
• Has good legal awareness surrounding contractual management and ensuring all purchasing is performed ethically and in line with prevailing UK and Customer legislation
• Confident to negotiation of framework agreements with suppliers
• Constantly monitor commodity pricing to enable strategic purchasing
• Understands price analysis and can interrogate the Suppliers price to determine value for money

• Comply with the Management System requirements for Health and Safety ensuring others work to company and policies and procedures
• Comply with Risk Assessments, Method Statements and the Health and Safety Management System
• Ensure compliance with the management systems requirement for the Environment and Quality by working to company policies and procedures
• Undertake additional responsibilities and tasks as required

Qualifications

• CIPS Qualified or willing to work towards

Key Skills & Abilities

• Undertake specific supply chain projects as required.
• Contribute to lower costs and higher inventory turnover objectives.
• Improve the quality and reliability of supply.
• Maintain supply contracts to improve quality and reliability of supply. Sourcing new suppliers as necessary
• Source new, or appropriate, suppliers for business requirements
• Manage supplier portfolios from new product introduction to serial production and ensuring OTD
• Procure of products/components in new products/material or projects.
• Ability to provide quality information within deadlines
• Proactive interaction with other functions
• Team-player and ability to work on own initiative
• Attention to detail
• Be able to read engineering drawings or BOM and identify critical aspects of a specification

What we offer

In AIR, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees' well‑being and professional development, including flexible work arrangements, company bonus, maternity and paternity leave, pension plan, training support, and various wellness initiatives.

About AIR

Established in 2023, Automated Industrial Robotics Inc from Los Angeles, USA and funded by ARES Management private equity group, AIR is a trusted automation partner empowering our customers to innovate, produce and scale through technology‑enabled manufacturing. Our five‑hundred‑person world‑class team operates across 350,000 sq ft of advanced manufacturing space in four facilities spanning America and Europe. With centralized engineering, technology and support, we deliver transformative automation solutions that increase quality, production and efficiency.