Contract Indirect Buyer

Orion Electrotech; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Wolverhampton is seeking a Contract Indirect Buyer for a 6-12 month contract. The role involves supporting procurement efforts across various site projects, ensuring effective negotiation with suppliers, and sourcing consumables essential for operations. Previous procurement experience and knowledge of relevant systems are beneficial for success in this varied and dynamic position.

Qualifications

• Previous purchasing/procurement experience ideally in production/manufacturing environment.
• Broad-based indirect purchasing experience covering machinery, facilities to consumables.
• Working knowledge of SAP, MRP, ERP systems required.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Lead Buyer for purchasing shop floor equipment and machinery.
• Sourcing and purchasing all site consumables.
• Assisting with the identification of new suppliers.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Purchasing skills

Supplier performance monitoring

Tools

SAP

MRP

ERP

Job description

Job Title: CONTRACT INDIRECT BUYER

INDIRECT BUYER

6-12 months contract

Immediate start available

Site based, Mondy – Friday, early finish Friday

Fantastic opportunity to join a world-class business in a diverse indirect purchasing role supporting site-wide procurement.

You will work for this innovative manufacturer to support some of their key projects as well as support driving the best price for day-to-day consumables across all areas of the business.

As such, it will be a varied project focussed Purchasing / Indirect Buyers role with responsibility for indirect purchasing within manufacture supporting the Supply Chain team to procure production equipment, machinery through to facilities, consumable, stationary to car leasing agreements.

Key accountabilities for indirect Buyer will include:

Supporting the Lead Buyer to purchasing shop floor equipment and machinery as required

Sourcing and purchasing all site consumables encompassing stationary, mobiles through to car leasing arrangements

Negotiation with suppliers and ensuring targets are met

Assisting with the identification of new suppliers and monitoring their ongoing performance

Support the tender process

To succeed in this interesting Buyer’s role, you will need some previous purchasing/procurement experience ideally in a production/manufacturing environment (although not essential) with broad-based in-direct purchasing experience, ideally covering machinery, facilities to consumables.

A working knowledge of SAP / MRP / ERP systems and negotiation skills are required. SAP highly desirable.

The role will be INSIDE IR35 PAYE

Please contact Alison Kemp for further details or apply via the link

Likely to suit individuals with a background as (but not limited to): Indirect Buyer, Indirect commodity specialist, Procurement Lead, Engineering Indirect Buyer, Production Indirect Buyer, Indirect Purchasing, Buyer or similar