Junior Buyer

Paralloy Group Limited; Billingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Paralloy Group Limited is seeking a Junior Buyer to support the purchasing function across multiple sites in the United Kingdom. The role starts as a Purchasing Administrator with training to progress to a Junior Buyer, handling direct and indirect procurement and supplier relationships.

You will raise requisitions, evaluate RFQs, expedite orders, negotiate with suppliers, and manage supplier data and internal purchasing codes.

Qualifications

• Developmental role with training to progress to Junior Buyer
• Opportunity to grow within Paralloy

Responsibilities

• Raise purchase requisitions accurately and timely for low level purchases.
• Produce and evaluate RFQs for low level purchases.
• Expedite open orders and keep internal stakeholders updated.
• Negotiate with suppliers.
• Manage administration for the Purchasing Credit Card.
• Be first point of contact for purchasing queries and resolve issues.
• Build relationships with suppliers and internal customers.
• Admin management of New Supplier Requests.
• Source foundry, engineering, fabricated and machined components.
• Create internal purchasing codes for repeat requirements.
• Receipt of orders in purchasing system.
• Manage the OTD report for Audit requirements.
• Support Group Purchasing Manager as workload requires.

Skills

Purchase requisitions

RFQ evaluation

Expedite orders

Supplier negotiation

Purchasing Card administration

Purchasing queries resolution

Supplier relationship

New supplier requests

Sourcing components

Internal purchasing codes

Order receipt

OTD reporting

Support to Group Purchasing Manager

Job description

About The Role

Reporting to the Group Purchasing Manager, the Junior Buyer will be responsible for supporting the Paralloy Business across multiple sites with the administration of direct and indirect procured products.

About The Role

Reporting to the Group Purchasing Manager, the Junior Buyer will be responsible for supporting the Paralloy Business across multiple sites with the administration of direct and indirect procured products.

This is a developmental role, so the successful candidate will have opportunity to grow and develop within the Company. They will initially take on the role of Purchasing Administrator; however, the successful candidate will receive training to allow them to progress to a Junior Buyer position within the Company.

Duties Will Include But Not Limited To

• Raising purchase requisitions accurately and in a timely manner in line with demand and requests from the Paralloy Business Units for low level purchases.
• Produce and evaluate RFQ’s for low level purchases within the business.
• Expediting open orders and ensuring internal stakeholders are kept up to date with the progress
• Supplier Negotiation
• Manage the administration for the Purchasing Credit Card.
• Act as first point of contact for any purchasing-related queries, following them through to resolution e.g. Late deliveries, price discrepancies.
• Build relationships with suppliers and internal customers.
• Admin management of New Supplier Requests.
• Sourcing a wide range of foundry, engineering, fabricated and machined components.
• Identifying products that are repeat requirements and creating specific internal purchasing codes, rather than generic ones.
• Receipt of orders within the purchasing system.
• Management of the OTD report to support the businesses Audit requirements.
• Provide support as necessary to the Group Purchasing Manager, assisting with some of their duties based on fluctuations in workload and business demands

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