Junior Buyer

Baker and Baker Recruitment Limited; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker and Baker Recruitment Limited in Bolton is seeking a determined Junior Buyer to support purchase order data management, supplier follow-up, and weekly reporting, with a clear development pathway.

This role aims to help you build confidence across PO data, supplier OTIF data quality, and procurement reporting while offering progression toward broader responsibilities in the procurement team.

Qualifications

• Basic procurement awareness and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and professional liaison with suppliers.
• Organized and able to manage multiple tasks and follow-ups.
• Proactive attitude with ownership mindset in daily duties.
• Manufacturing or supply chain exposure is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Keep purchase order records accurate, including required, promised, and latest delivery dates.
• Monitor open order reports to spot missing, overdue, or inconsistent information and resolve or elevate quickly.
• Support supplier OTIF data quality and contribute to reliable procurement reporting.
• Chase suppliers for acknowledgements, updated delivery dates, and shipment confirmations to reduce risk of late deliveries.
• Help produce the weekly supplier OTIF report and maintain procurement KPI tracking for the team.
• Provide day-to-day operational cover for PO administration during colleague absence, supporting continuity across key processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Organizational skills

Proactive mindset

Data handling

Tools

Excel

Job description

Role: Junior Buyer

Location: Bolton

Salary - 26-28k per annum (depending on experience)

Full job description

Take the next step in your procurement career with a fantastic entry-point into buying responsibility.

This Junior Buyer role is designed to help you build real confidence across purchase order data, supplier follow-up, and weekly reporting, while enjoying a clear development pathway over time.

If attention to detail, a proactive mindset, and clear communication are your strengths, the Junior Buyer position could be a great match.

What You Will Do:

• Keep purchase order records accurate, including required, promised, and latest delivery dates.
• Monitor open order reports to spot missing, overdue, or inconsistent information and resolve or elevate quickly.
• Support supplier On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) data quality and contribute to reliable procurement reporting.
• Chase suppliers for acknowledgements, updated delivery dates, and shipment confirmations to reduce risk of late deliveries.
• Help produce the weekly supplier OTIF report and maintain procurement KPI tracking for the team.
• Provide day-to-day operational cover for PO administration during colleague absence, supporting continuity across key processes.

What You Will Bring:

• Strong Excel skills and general IT literacy, with a comfortable approach to working with data.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to check information for accuracy and completeness.
• Clear, confident communication skills, with the ability to liaise professionally with suppliers and internal teams.
• Organisation and reliability when managing multiple open tasks and following up consistently.
• A proactive, ownership-minded attitude, ideally supported by experience in purchasing, supply chain, planning, or admin within a manufacturing setting.

This Junior Buyer role sits at the heart of procurement operations in the manufacturing industry, supporting supplier delivery performance and helping the wider business meet its departmental KPIs. By maintaining the integrity of purchase order information and driving timely supplier updates, the Junior Buyer directly contributes to smoother planning, fewer disruptions, and stronger operational reliability. The structured development pathway also gives you the opportunity to broaden responsibilities and take on ownership of supplier relationships as experience grows.