Junior Buyer

SF Partners; Derby; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners in Derby is seeking a highly organised Junior Buyer to support project delivery in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will help ensure material availability, manage supplier performance, and align procurement with production schedules.

Key duties include analyzing project status with MRP data, raising purchase orders, expediting suppliers, managing the Open Order Book, and communicating risks to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• MRP/material planning experience in manufacturing.
• Strong Excel data analysis skills.
• Experience raising/managing purchase orders.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Analyse project status using MRP data to identify material gaps, escalating risks and issues where required.
• Monitor material availability and demand to ensure alignment with project timelines and delivery plans.
• Raise and manage purchase orders, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely placement.
• Manage the Open Order Book, ensuring deviations are tracked, controlled, and resolved.
• Expedite suppliers to meet project and production requirements, maintaining strong supplier engagement.
• Communicate progress, risks, and constraints to stakeholders to support effective decision-making.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across planning, procurement, and project delivery.

Skills

MRP systems

Advanced Excel

Purchase orders

Risk analysis

Supplier management

Expediting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Driving licence

Organisational skills

Job description

Junior Buyer

Office Based

Derby

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Planner to support project delivery within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role is critical in ensuring material availability, managing supplier performance, and maintaining alignment between procurement and production to keep projects on track.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse project status using MRP data to identify material gaps, escalating risks and issues where required
• Monitor material availability and demand to ensure alignment with project timelines and delivery plans
• Raise and manage purchase orders, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely placement
• Manage the Open Order Book, ensuring deviations are tracked, controlled, and resolved
• Expedite suppliers to meet project and production requirements, maintaining strong supplier engagement
• Communicate progress, risks, and constraints to stakeholders to support effective decision-making
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across planning, procurement, and project delivery

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of MRP systems and material planning within manufacturing or project environments
• Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to analyse and interpret data effectively
• Experience raising and managing purchase orders, ideally within engineering or overhaul projects
• Proven ability to identify risks, analyse gaps, and take proactive action
• Strong supplier management and expediting experience
• Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Confident operating cross-functionally and acting as a key coordination point
• Full UK driving licence

Suitable candidates will have a proactive mindset and are comfortable working within a fast-paced environment. You will need to be a strong communicator who can build relationships across teams and with suppliers. You must have good attention to detail and be able to prioritise tasks