Global Sourcing & Production Buyer – Hybrid

Aspire Recruitment; Crawford; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training & development

Career progression

Occasional business trips

20 days holidays

Job summary

Aspire Recruitment is recruiting a Sourcing and Production Buyer for their head office in Skelmersdale. This permanent role offers hybrid working options with a salary of £31,000-£34,000 per year, based on experience.

You will manage end-to-end buying from factories for worldwide retailers, negotiating prices and controlling lead times. Your duties include selecting suppliers, coordinating with sales and design, setting up purchase orders in SAP, and overseeing sample approvals through to

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in a Buying role or have had an exposure to Buyer focused duties.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office platforms.

Responsibilities

• Choosing the right products and from the right suppliers based on its audits and capabilities.
• Working closely with the sales and design teams to negotiate the best prices alongside providing accurate information for their tracking sheets.
• Using SAP, setting up item codes and raising purchase orders.
• Managing sample approvals with customers and then following production all the way through to shipment.
• Carrying out quality assurance checks to items arriving at the company's warehouse.

Skills

Negotiation

Sourcing

Lead time management

Tools

SAP

Job description

Aspire Recruitment is recruiting a Sourcing and Production Buyer for their head office in Skelmersdale. This permanent role offers hybrid working options with a salary of £31,000-£34,000 per year, based on experience.

You will manage end-to-end buying from factories for worldwide retailers, negotiating prices and controlling lead times. Your duties include selecting suppliers, coordinating with sales and design, setting up purchase orders in SAP, and overseeing sample approvals through to