Buyer & Material Planner — Hybrid (2 Days Remote)

Butler Ross; Loudwater; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Home working 2 days per week

Job summary

Butler Ross is seeking a Buyer / Material Planner in High Wycombe to coordinate purchasing and material planning across multiple sites. The role combines hands-on purchasing with ERP/MRP-driven planning and requires ensuring materials are available for production and customers.

The successful candidate will manage supplier relationships, review BOMs, and optimise inventory while using Excel to analyse data and produce reports. Hybrid role with home working two days per week.

Qualifications

• At least three years' experience in purchasing, materials planning or supply chain operations.
• Hands-on use of an ERP/MRP system in manufacturing, assembly or engineering.
• Experience reviewing MRP recommendations and converting requirements into purchase orders or delivery schedules.
• Ability to interpret BOMs, including quantities and multilevel assemblies.
• Understanding of demand, stock, open orders, lead times and safety stock in material planning.
• Intermediate proficiency in using Excel (SUM, SUMIF, COUNTIF) using XLOOKUP & VLOOKUP and creating PivotTables.
• Experience purchasing components, raw materials, manufactured products or assemblies.
• Understanding of lead times, MOQs, purchasing costs and inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Take day-to-day purchasing and manage requisitions, POs, supplier acknowledgements, and delivery schedules.
• Review MRP recommendations and determine material requirements and dates.
• Interpret BOMs and manage component quantities and multilevel structures.
• Maintain lead times, MOQs, reorder points, and safety stock.
• Analyse consumption, forecast demand, and identify shortages.
• Prepare reports on purchasing, deliveries, stock, and material availability.

Skills

Purchasing

Materials planning

Supplier management

ERP/MRP system

Inventory control

Excel proficiency

BOM interpretation

Data analysis

Forecasting

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Excel

Job description

Butler Ross is seeking a Buyer / Material Planner in High Wycombe to coordinate purchasing and material planning across multiple sites. The role combines hands-on purchasing with ERP/MRP-driven planning and requires ensuring materials are available for production and customers.

The successful candidate will manage supplier relationships, review BOMs, and optimise inventory while using Excel to analyse data and produce reports. Hybrid role with home working two days per week.