Purchasing Graduate — Global Sourcing & Projects

Iwt; Corwen; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Ifor Williams Trailers is seeking highly motivated graduates to join our Purchasing and Materials department and play an active role in supporting continued growth across our global operations.

As a Purchasing Graduate at Ifor Williams Trailers, you will work across a broad range of projects, accelerating your development as you gain hands-on experience undertaking critical tasks that support business and project delivery.

Qualifications

• A degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Business or Management with a minimum 2:1.
• Strong commercial awareness with an interest in purchasing and supply chain.
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex data, with high attention to detail and strong spreadsheet capability.
• An effective communicator, confident working with colleagues, suppliers and senior stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel long‑haul, European and UK, as required by project and supplier needs.

Responsibilities

• Support purchasing and materials activities across a wide supplier base, ensuring continuity of supply and alignment with production and business needs.
• Assist in the management of purchasing projects, taking ownership of defined workstreams from an early stage.
• Analysing cost, supplier and performance data using spreadsheets to produce detailed reports that support commercial and operational decision making.
• Working closely with internal stakeholders across manufacturing, engineering, materials and finance to support project delivery and continuous improvement.
• Supporting supplier relationship management, including preparation for, and participation in, supplier meetings and site visits.
• Contributing to the development and improvement of purchasing processes, reporting and KPI tracking.
• Gaining exposure to global sourcing activities and understanding how purchasing decisions impact cost, quality and delivery.
• Travelling within the UK and Europe to support supplier engagement and project requirements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Commercial awareness

Communication

Attention to detail

Self-starter

Travel willingness

Education

Degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Business or Management (2:1)

Job description

Ifor Williams Trailers is seeking highly motivated graduates to join our Purchasing and Materials department and play an active role in supporting continued growth across our global operations.

As a Purchasing Graduate at Ifor Williams Trailers, you will work across a broad range of projects, accelerating your development as you gain hands-on experience undertaking critical tasks that support business and project delivery.