Strategic Buyer – Engineering & Spares (On-site)

Stiltz Homelifts; Kingswinford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

8 bank holidays plus birthday day off

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Company bonus scheme

Health scheme and wellbeing support

Employee referral scheme

Employee discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Induction and training

Job summary

Stiltz Homelifts is seeking an experienced Buyer to manage purchasing and supplier relationships from our Kingswinford head office. You will source consumables, negotiate terms, and maintain stock in a full purchase-to-delivery cycle, reporting to Group Supply Chain Manager.

This on-site role includes a competitive salary and benefits. The ideal candidate will have proven purchasing experience in manufacturing/engineering, strong Excel skills, and a track record of cost savings.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or engineering procurement.
• Experience sourcing suppliers and negotiating contracts.
• Strong Excel skills with lookups and pivot tables.

Responsibilities

• Raise and manage purchase orders from requisition to delivery in NetSuite.
• Source suppliers, request quotes and compare total cost.
• Negotiate prices, lead times and terms, and ensure contracts are followed.
• Keep stock levels, master data and purchasing records accurate and up to date.
• Forecast demand and perform monthly stock checks.
• Check deliveries against purchase orders and resolve issues.
• Monitor supplier delivery and quality and report spend and savings.
• Help improve purchasing processes and participate in improvement projects.

Skills

Buyer experience

Purchase-to-delivery

Supplier negotiation

Excel skills

Organization

Communication

CIPS pursuit

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Stiltz Homelifts is seeking an experienced Buyer to manage purchasing and supplier relationships from our Kingswinford head office. You will source consumables, negotiate terms, and maintain stock in a full purchase-to-delivery cycle, reporting to Group Supply Chain Manager.

This on-site role includes a competitive salary and benefits. The ideal candidate will have proven purchasing experience in manufacturing/engineering, strong Excel skills, and a track record of cost savings.