Buyer

Pertemps Bond; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist engineering client is seeking a full-time Buyer based in Telford, UK, with a salary between £17.78-£19.23 per hour. The ideal candidate will have significant purchasing experience and will support production and engineering teams. Responsibilities include negotiating with suppliers, ensuring timely delivery, and managing stock levels. This role requires excellent communication and relationship-building skills, along with proficiency in MS Office and ERP systems. Interviews will be held in January/February for a start date in March 2026.

Qualifications

• Must have purchasing, expediting, and supplier liaison experience.
• Comfortable operating within an engineering environment.
• Commercial acumen with a focus on value and cost.
• Desire to solve problems and support team goals.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for purchasing parts for production facilities.
• Work with the Project Management Team to align spending with project budgets.
• Identify and negotiate with potential new suppliers.
• Manage additional purchasing-related duties.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Expediting

Supply chain

Excellent communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Strong interpersonal skills

Strong numeracy skills

Tools

ERP systems

MRP systems

Job description

Buyer

Location : Telford

PLEASE NOTE : Interviews will take place end of Jan / Feb for a March 2026 start date.

Hours

8- 4.45pm Monday – Friday(Early Finish Friday)

Salary

£17.78-£19.23 per hour

Our specialist engineering client based in Stafford Park is looking for a full-time experienced Buyer for a minimum contract of three months, may go on longer for the right candidate.

In this Buyer role, you will be :

• Responsible for purchasing parts to support all areas of the business across both production facilities.
• Responsible for taking the list of required parts from the Engineering departments, and working with the Project Management Team to ensure spending is in line with project budgets, and the delivery dates are in line with production requirements.
• Supporting the Projects and Engineering Teams
• Responsible for identifying potential new suppliers, negotiating pricing with suppliers, seeking discounts, discussing commercial arrangements and actively ensuring supplier delivery commitments are achieved, as well as negotiating accelerated delivery in instances when required.
• Carry out additional purchasing related duties such as arranging accommodation / hire cars and hospitality for visitors and colleagues, helping to manage stock levels and generate relevant paperwork.

The ideal candidate for this Buyer role :

• Must have purchasing, expediting, progress chasing, supply chain, spares, planning or supplier liaison experience.
• Will be comfortable operating within an engineering environment.
• Commercial acumen, with an eye on value as well as cost.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Confident user of MS Office software and ERP / MRP systems.
• A desire to solve problems, and to support the wider team goals in doing so.
• Is a natural collaborator and problem solver and strives for continuous improvement.
• Good attention to detail to ensure all purchase orders and ERP data is accurate.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work with team members, clients and suppliers.
• Strong numeracy skills, to ensure accuracy of cost information presented.

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