Strategic Buyer — SAP & Excel (Manufacturing)

Adecco Portugal; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco are recruiting on behalf of our client for a Tactical Buyer to join their Procurement team in Leicester. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced purchasing or supply chain professional to support a busy manufacturing environment, ensuring materials are available to meet production demands while maintaining strong supplier relationships.

The role is full-time, on-site in Leicester, 37.5 hours per week, with an initial contract until August 2027 and a view to extension.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Buyer, Tactical Buyer, Procurement or Supply Chain role within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Experience using an ERP system, ideally SAP.
• Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs.
• Proven ability to manage purchase orders and supplier relationships.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Strong communication and negotiation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage MRP requirements, raising and amending purchase orders to support business demand.
• Obtain supplier quotations, place orders and track deliveries.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, resolving delivery, quality and cost issues.
• Communicate forecasts and schedule changes to suppliers.
• Maintain accurate records within the ERP system.
• Monitor supplier performance and support continuous improvement activities.
• Work closely with Procurement, Engineering, Quality and Operations teams.
• Support inventory management initiatives, including stock reduction and replenishment processes.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies, receiving errors and shipment issues.
• Expedite and de-expedite materials as required to meet business needs.

Skills

ERP experience

Excel skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Supplier relationship management

Tools

SAP

Pivot Tables

VLOOKUPs

Job description

Adecco are recruiting on behalf of our client for a Tactical Buyer to join their Procurement team in Leicester. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced purchasing or supply chain professional to support a busy manufacturing environment, ensuring materials are available to meet production demands while maintaining strong supplier relationships.

The role is full-time, on-site in Leicester, 37.5 hours per week, with an initial contract until August 2027 and a view to extension.