Junior Buyer

Butler Ross; Havant; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Butler Ross in Havant is looking for a Junior Buyer to support the day-to-day purchasing function, ensuring materials, components and services are available to support production requirements. You will place and progress purchase orders, manage supplier relationships and maintain accurate purchasing data in the ERP/MRP system.

This on-site role offers development support, including funding for your CIPS qualification and a clear path to progress within the procurement team as you gain experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, procurement or supply chain, ideally in manufacturing.
• Experience with suppliers and delivery performance; strong communication.
• Experience using ERP or MRP systems; good MS Office and Excel skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Good cross-functional communication and proactive risk management.

Responsibilities

• Place and manage purchase orders for direct and indirect materials, ensuring requirements are met and orders are accurately maintained within the ERP/MRP system.
• Progress purchase orders from placement through to receipt, monitoring acknowledgements, delivery dates and supplier confirmations and proactively addressing overdue orders, shortages or delays.
• Manage relationships with assigned suppliers, monitoring on-time delivery and supplier responsiveness while supporting initiatives to improve OTIF performance and overall supplier performance.
• Maintain accurate purchasing and supplier data within the ERP/MRP system, supporting procurement reporting and performance metrics including overdue orders, OTIF and supplier responsiveness.
• Ensure purchasing documentation is complete, accurate and audit ready, supporting inventory accuracy, compliance and efficient booking-in and invoice processes.

Skills

Supplier relationships

Procurement

Communication

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

ERP/MRP experience

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

MS Office

Excel

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Junior Buyer to join a well-established manufacturing business based in Havant, offering a salary of up to 30,000. The company will also support your professional development by funding your CIPS qualification.

Working closely with the Lead Operational Buyer and wider Procurement team, you'll play a key role in supporting the day-to-day purchasing function, ensuring materials, components and services are available to support production requirements. You'll be responsible for placing and progressing purchase orders, managing supplier relationships, monitoring delivery performance and maintaining accurate purchasing data.

Role responsibilities of the Junior Buyer include:

• Place and manage purchase orders for direct and indirect materials, ensuring requirements are met and orders are accurately maintained within the ERP/MRP system.
• Progress purchase orders from placement through to receipt, monitoring acknowledgements, delivery dates and supplier confirmations and proactively addressing overdue orders, shortages or delays.
• Manage relationships with assigned suppliers, monitoring on-time delivery and supplier responsiveness while supporting initiatives to improve OTIF performance and overall supplier performance.
• Maintain accurate purchasing and supplier data within the ERP/MRP system, supporting procurement reporting and performance metrics including overdue orders, OTIF and supplier responsiveness.
• Ensure purchasing documentation is complete, accurate and audit ready, supporting inventory accuracy, compliance and efficient booking-in and invoice processes.

Person Specification of the Junior Buyer:

• Previous experience within a purchasing, procurement or supply chain role, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with suppliers and monitoring delivery performance, with strong communication skills and the confidence to build effective supplier relationships.
• Experience using ERP or MRP systems, alongside good MS Office and Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Good cross-functional communication skills.
• A proactive and organised approach, with the confidence to identify supply risks and escalation issues appropriately.

Salary:

Up to 30k

This position requires full on-site presence in Havant.

This role will be well suited to you if you have held a role within purchasing or procurement as a junior buyer, buyer, purchasing officer, purchasing executive, purchasing coordinator, purchasing administrator, procurement officer, procurement coordinator, procurement administrator, assistant buyer, supply chain coordinator, supply chain administrator, purchasing assistant or procurement assistant.