Procurement Associate - Data-Driven Buyer in Manufacturing

83zero Ltd; Desford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

83zero Ltd is seeking an Associate Procurement Professional for a Desford-based contract role. The position is 12 months, 37.5 hours per week, onsite, supporting a large-scale manufacturing operation with a busy purchasing team.

You will raise and manage purchase orders, review supplier quotes, own commodities, resolve invoice issues with Accounts Payable, and analyse data to support improvements and decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, purchasing, buying, or supply chain administration.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to defined processes.
• Excellent communication with suppliers and internal teams.
• Proactive approach with ownership of issues to resolution.
• Structured, process-driven and compliance-focused manufacturing environment.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Raise and manage purchase orders for production requirements across a large portfolio of parts and suppliers.
• Review and validate supplier quotes from category buyers across the UK and North America.
• Take ownership of assigned commodities and purchasing activity from order placement through to invoice resolution.
• Investigate and resolve invoice and payment issues with Accounts Payable to prevent delays.
• Work with internal teams to resolve purchasing and supplier queries.
• Collect and analyse purchasing data to support projects and decisions.
• Present project findings and recommendations to internal stakeholders.
• Follow established purchasing processes and audits.

Skills

Procurement experience

Attention to detail

Excellent communication

Proactive ownership

Organisational skills

Process-driven

Education

Degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

83zero Ltd is seeking an Associate Procurement Professional for a Desford-based contract role. The position is 12 months, 37.5 hours per week, onsite, supporting a large-scale manufacturing operation with a busy purchasing team.

You will raise and manage purchase orders, review supplier quotes, own commodities, resolve invoice issues with Accounts Payable, and analyse data to support improvements and decisions.