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Vibe Recruit; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibe Recruit is seeking a Senior Buyer for Manufacturing & Engineering to manage cost-effective procurement of materials and services. You will work with the Supply Chain team to oversee key suppliers and ensure timely PO placement while maintaining ERP data and supplier relationships.

The role requires reading technical drawings, understanding engineering data, and proficiency in MS Office and SAP. You will need strong communication, the ability to multi-task, and work under pressure to meet

Qualifications

• Previous buying experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of engineering and manufacturing.
• Ability to read technical drawings and data.
• Education with a business or procurement focus preferred.
• Proficient with MS Office and ERP systems.
• Professional and entrepreneurial attitude.
• Excellent communication and assertiveness.
• Self-motivated and able to multitask.
• Capable of working under pressure to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Place purchase orders in a timely manner to support demand.
• Ensure materials arrive on the required date.
• Maintain supplier details on the ERP system.
• Build solid working relationships with suppliers.
• Monitor performance and drive improvements.
• Maintain PO delivery dates in SAP.

Skills

Manufacturing procurement

Supplier management

Reading drawings

MS Office

ERP systems

Communication skills

multitasking

Working under pressure

Education

Business or procurement focus

Tools

SAP

MS Office Suite

Job description

Senior Buyer - Manufacturing & Engineering

An outstanding opportunity is now available for an experienced technical/engineering buyer to join a specialist equipment manufacturer.

You will be responsible for managing the cost-effective procurement of materials, goods and services into the business to support business requirements.

Working within the Supply Chain team to manage several core suppliers, providing a range of engines, drive systems, composites and specialist engineering components.

Main Duties:

• Ensuring purchase orders are placed in a timely manner to support demand.
• Ensuring materials arrive on the purchase order required date
• Maintenance of Supplier details on the ERP system.
• Responsible for building solid working relationships with the suppliers
• Monitoring performance and management of improvements
• Maintaining a discipline of keeping PO delivery dates current on SAP

Qualifications and Experience:

• Previous buying experience in a manufacturing environment
• A demonstratable understanding of engineering and manufacturing
• The ability to read technical drawings and understand technical data.
• A good level of education, possibly with a business or procurement focus.
• A competency in the use of MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word & Outlook, together with experience of using an ERP system
• Demonstrate a professional and entrepreneurial attitude.
• Possess excellent communication and assertiveness skills.
• Self-motivated and able to multi-task
• Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure to meet multiple project deadlines.