Buyer (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Marshall Land Systems Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in operational infrastructure and mission support is seeking a Buyer for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Cambridge. The role involves managing purchasing contracts, ensuring material availability, and collaborating with multiple departments to optimize operations. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Engineering or Business, along with procurement expertise and strong data management skills.

Benefits

27 days holiday increasing with service

Pension contributions up to 9%

Healthcare cash plan for you and your children

Flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work

Life assurance at 4x basic salary

Enhanced parental leave and pay

Paid volunteering leave

Access to wellbeing resources and tools

Opportunities to develop skills and gain qualifications

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Business or other technical field.
• Experience in procurement or operations in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of ERP and MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for purchasing goods and services in line with MRP and business demands.
• Maximising material availability and minimising inventory.
• Collaborating with various departments to ensure accurate material supply.

Skills

Procurement expertise

Data management

Strong communication

Numeracy skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Degree in Engineering

Degree in Business

Tools

ERP systems

MRP systems

Excel

Job description

Buyer (12 Month Fixed Term Contract) page is loaded

Buyer (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Apply locations Cambridge, UK time type Full time posted on Posted 8 Days Ago job requisition id JR104566 Buyer (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Why join Marshall in this role?

Based in the UK, with operations in Canada, Marshall Land Systems specialises in the design and production of deployable operational infrastructure and mission support for humanitarian, defence and security operations across the globe.

Other core services include the integration of complex systems into a range of vehicles for use by the military and security services including explosive ordnance disposal and battlefield ambulances all underpinned by a full in-life managed service provision to ensure customers ‘equipment is available where and when they need it.

The role:

A Buyer will be responsible for the purchasing of goods and services in line with MRP and business demands. Execution of the purchase contracts established by the Commodity Managers and for ensuring accurate, timely and complete materials availability to enable manufacturing activities.

The role has a key focus in ensuing the integrity and accuracy of the data held in the ERP system with the support of the Material Planning and Supply Manager and Production Planning department.

Your key responsibilities in this role of Buyer:

• The Buyer is required to process MRP driven demand in line with project requirements. Requesting quotations, placing and expediting purchase orders.

• Responsibility for the proper execution of a Purchase Contract and therefore the successful implementation of the commodity strategy set by the Strategic Procurement team. Contract execution is handed over by the Commodity Manager after first article inspection / delivery

• Maximising material availability for the owned commodity area, minimising inventory and reducing cost

• Maintaining close collaboration with the Planning, Warehousing, Operations, Project and Engineering departments to ensure material supply is accurate, in full and on-time:

• Working with the production planners to determine what materials will be needed when

• Working with suppliers to call off against the commercial supplier contracts the required materials

• Working with the in-bound logistics and warehousing team to optimise JIT to line, to minimise inventory levels and WIP

• Maximises vendor delivery and quality performance through appropriate communication channels

• Responsible for supplier day-to-day management and relationship building, as well as KPI monitoring – participates in contract management activities together with the relevant Commodity Manager

• Processes purchase requisitions in a timely fashion and ensures accurate and timely release of purchase orders

• Where data is missing or deficient provide feedback to the relevant stakeholders to ensure rectification

• Looks for opportunities to improve the accuracy of data to remove material order errors

• Shares with suppliers, using technology, the forward material load requirements based on the production plan

• Flags any material issues to the Material Planning and Supply Manager so early action can be taken

• Provides regular material requirements to actual supply reports so supplier performance can be measured and fed back to them for action

• Chases suppliers for overdue items/ resolve issues where stock does not arrive

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Degree in Engineering, Business or other technical field

• Procurement or Operations expertise in a manufacturing environment

• Knowledge of ERP and MRP systems, P2P and procurement processes

• Good numeracy skills / data management skills

• Excel skills

• Experience working with ERP systems (IFS preferable)

• ERP data management essential

• Strong communication skills

• Ability to present data clearly and concisely

• Ability to work under pressure with competing demands

• Tenacity and influence

The benefits we offer you will include:

• 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)

• Pension contributions up to 9%

• Healthcare cash plan for you and your children

• Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work

• Life assurance at 4x basic salary

• Enhanced parental leave and pay

• Paid volunteering leave

• Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools

• Opportunities to develop your skill set and gain additional qualifications

About Marshall

Marshall is an independent, family-owned UK company with a diverse portfolio of businesses and a shared commitment to keeping our customers moving forward.

Whether that is supporting global armed forces to deliver mission-critical activities, keeping the UK distribution industry on the road, creating new sustainable communities where people can live and thrive, or developing the next generations of industry talent – we are incredibly proud to have beenbuilding extraordinary futures since 1909.

Marshall Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace.

#LI-SD1 #LI-Hybrid

Marshall Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about Equal Opportunity in the Workplace please click here .

About Us

Marshall is an independent, family-owned UK company with a diverse portfolio of businesses and a shared commitment to keeping our customers moving forward.

Whether that’s supporting global armed forces to deliver mission-critical activities, keeping the UK distribution industry on the road, creating new, sustainable communities where people can live and thrive, or developing the next generations of industry talent – we are incredibly proud to have been building extraordinary futures since 1909.

Headquartered in Cambridge, we currently employ around 2,000 people across locations in the UK, Northern Europe, North America and the UAE.