Junior Buyer

Unipart Technologies Group; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work

33 days holiday

Job summary

Unipart Technologies Group is hiring a Junior Buyer in the United Kingdom. You will manage supplier portfolios, support the Category Manager, and handle master data maintenance, purchase requisitions, quotes and key transactional activities.

You will work with SAP MRP processes, manage Preqs and quotes, resolve invoice and price queries, and help maintain data integrity across systems while collaborating with the Category Manager.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of SAP MRP processes and procurement procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage and process purchase requisitions (Preqs) in a timely manner.
• Oversee quote management by obtaining and evaluating supplier quotes.
• Resolve invoice queries to ensure accurate processing and relationships.
• Address and manage price queries to verify cost accuracy.
• Maintain critical master data to ensure data integrity across systems.
• Collaborate with the Category Manager to support supplier portfolio performance.

Skills

SAP MRP

Preqs & quotes

invoice & price queries

data maintenance

supplier collaboration

Tools

SAP

Job description

£30,000 per annum plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

About the Role

As a Junior Buyer, you will manage a portfolio of suppliers and support the Category Manager to ensure effective supply chain performance. You will take ownership of critical master data maintenance, handle purchase requisitions (Preqs) and quotes, and execute key transactional activities to keep procurement operations moving smoothly.

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:

• Manage and process purchase requisitions (Preqs) in a timely manner to maintain operational efficiency.
• Oversee quote management by obtaining and evaluating competitive supplier quotes.
• Resolve invoice queries promptly to ensure accurate financial processing and strong supplier relationships.
• Address and manage price queries to verify cost accuracy against contracted terms.
• Take ownership of critical master data maintenance to ensure high data integrity across systems.
• Collaborate with the Category Manager to support the overall performance of your supplier portfolio.

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

• Good knowledge of SAP MRP processes and procurement procedures to navigate systems and support transactions smoothly.
• Hands‑on experience or understanding of managing purchase requisitions (Preqs) and quotes.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities to resolve invoice and price queries and verify cost accuracy.
• A collaborative team player with a positive attitude, with the ability to perform well under pressure and on your own initiative.
• High attention to detail with the capability to take ownership of critical master data maintenance.
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills to collaborate effectively with suppliers and the Category Manager.

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.

£30,000 per annum plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

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