Strategic Buyer - Precision Engineering & MRP Lead

Elevation Recruitment Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Ownership of materials and subcontract

Job summary

Elevation Recruitment Group is working with a Leeds-based engineering manufacturer to recruit a commercially minded Buyer. You'll manage materials, tooling and outside processes, ensuring on-time, on-spec delivery at the right cost.

You'll report to the Operations Manager and collaborate with Planning, Quality, Engineering, Goods In and Finance. Candidates should have purchasing experience in precision engineering, strong negotiation skills, and be proficient with ERP/MRP and Excel.

Qualifications

• Purchasing experience in precision engineering or machining.
• Confident with ERP/MRP systems and Excel.
• Strong negotiation skills and persistence in chasing suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Buying raw materials against MRP demand and production schedule.
• Specifying every order with full details and requiring mill certificates.
• Setting stock levels, reorder points, tracking prices and lead times; flagging risks.
• Negotiating pricing and call-off agreements with mills and stockholders.
• Sourcing cutting tools, consumables, spares and calibration services.
• Managing outside processing with certificates and traceability.
• Maintaining a live subcontract tracker and sourcing second sources.
• Buying only from approved suppliers within an ISO 13485 quality system.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Planning

Education

CIPS qualification (desirable)

Tools

ERP/MRP system

Excel

Job description

Elevation Recruitment Group is working with a Leeds-based engineering manufacturer to recruit a commercially minded Buyer. You'll manage materials, tooling and outside processes, ensuring on-time, on-spec delivery at the right cost.

You'll report to the Operations Manager and collaborate with Planning, Quality, Engineering, Goods In and Finance. Candidates should have purchasing experience in precision engineering, strong negotiation skills, and be proficient with ERP/MRP and Excel.