Strategic Materials Buyer & Planner

TRC Yorkshire; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

TRC Yorkshire in the West Midlands is seeking a commercially minded Manufacturing Buyer & Material Planner to manage end-to-end procurement of raw materials, hardware, and sub-contract fabrication services. You will work with engineering, planning and production teams using Sage 200 to raise purchase orders and ensure material flow to meet manufacturing deadlines.

The role requires strong negotiation, data accuracy, and supplier relationship skills, with a track record of cost savings.

Qualifications

• Proven purchasing experience within metal fabrication or engineering environment is advantageous.
• Direct experience of buying raw metals and managing sub-contract engineering processes is advantageous.
• Strong working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems and intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to influence internal stakeholders and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Daily management of the purchasing cycle utilizing Sage 200 (including the Manufacturing/MRP modules).
• Raise, issue, and track Purchase Orders within Sage 200 to meet production and stock requirements.
• Maintain accurate system data, ensuring lead times, supplier pricing, and stock levels are up to date.
• Collaborate with Goods Inwards to resolve any delivery discrepancies via Sage.
• Supplier coordination to ensure continuous material availability to prevent factory line stoppages.
• Negotiate competitive pricing, favourable payment terms, and robust lead times with suppliers with a track record of achieving cost savings and managing supplier relationships.
• Resolve non-conformances, delivery discrepancies, and quality issues swiftly with suppliers and internal quality teams.
• Liaise daily with Production, Planning, and Engineering teams to forecast material demands and review technical drawings or specifications.
• Track supplier delivery and quality metrics, participating in regular supplier reviews.
• Monitor market trends for raw material price fluctuations and source alternative vendors to mitigate supply chain risks.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings and Bills of Materials (BOM) to extract and verify Sage-based material requirements.

Skills

MRP/ERP systems

Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables)

Communication

Negotiation

Problem solving

Education

A Levels / BTEC desirable

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

TRC Yorkshire in the West Midlands is seeking a commercially minded Manufacturing Buyer & Material Planner to manage end-to-end procurement of raw materials, hardware, and sub-contract fabrication services. You will work with engineering, planning and production teams using Sage 200 to raise purchase orders and ensure material flow to meet manufacturing deadlines.

The role requires strong negotiation, data accuracy, and supplier relationship skills, with a track record of cost savings.