Senior Buyer

Interaction Recruitment; Costessey; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Buyer for a full-time, permanent position on the outskirts of St. Ives, Cambridgeshire. The role involves supporting the Purchasing Manager in ensuring the timely and cost-effective procurement of goods. The successful candidate will have a strong background in procurement with skills in supplier negotiation and organizational efficiency, with a salary of £32-38,000.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement or buying roles.
• Ability to negotiate with suppliers.
• Strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Purchasing Manager in expediting goods.
• Purchase goods in line with cost and quality targets.
• Maintain accurate records of all orders.

Skills

Procurement skills

Supplier negotiation

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

My client based on the outskirts of St. Ives Cambridgeshire is currently recruiting for a Buyer to join their team on a full-time permanent basis.

Offering a salary of £32-38,000.

Job Purpose

Provide support to the Purchasing Manager in expediting goods, materials, and services to ensure that the company's operational needs are met. Also, to support in procuring materials and services considering price, quality, and delivery to ensure continuity of supply.

Key responsibilities

• Process customer BoM's onto internal quoting documentation to allow supplier pricing to be collated accurately prior to sales quoting the end customer.
• Once agreed with Purchasing Manager, purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Check order acknowledgements to confirm the delivery timescale and that there are no delays. Give Stores the required kitting documentation once all orders are confirmed.
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
• Maintain accurate records of all orders within MRP.
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues.
• Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers where needed.
• Lead meetings with current suppliers and meet with potential new suppliers.
• Aid in the assessment and evaluation of suppliers and help undertake performance reviews to manage performance improvement activities. Also assist in negotiating contracts, improved prices, and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings.
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible.
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
• Have a list of agreed customer accounts to be responsible for, over and above the day to day purchasing.
• Respond flexibly to any request that may reasonably be made by management. Such requests will be within the competence and/ or scope of the jobholder.
• If you have the skills and experience listed above please send your CV to or call (phone number removed).