Strategic Operational Buyer — Hybrid, Savings & Growth

Edwards Ltd; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development

Health and wellbeing support

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Edwards Ltd is seeking an Operational Buyer to join our client, a leading developer and manufacturer of vacuum products and exhaust management systems. The role focuses on procuring parts, expediting and managing supplier performance within a high-technology manufacturing environment.

You will manage RFQs, supplier quotations, replenishment profiles and NPI sourcing, while achieving savings and meeting delivery targets.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years' experience in procurement or purchasing
• Strong negotiation skills and commercial awareness
• Good interpersonal and team-working skills
• Proven track record of achieving savings and delivery targets
• Experience in complex engineering or manufacturing environments
• Ability to communicate professionally with internal customers and suppliers
• Resourceful, self-motivated approach and ability to work independently
• CIPS Level 4 or equivalent qualification or procurement experience
• Experience supporting NPI sourcing and outsourcing/CI projects
• Good understanding of MRP systems and operational purchasing processes

Responsibilities

• React to MRP system messages: expediting, deferring and cancelling open orders
• Issue RFQs and manage supplier quotations
• Analyse supplier quotations and establish replenishment profiles
• Resolve delivery, invoice, quality and overdue-order issues
• Monitor supplier performance against delivery, cost and quality targets
• Identify cost-saving opportunities via benchmarking and value engineering
• Collaborate with Engineering on obsolete/replacement parts
• Raise temporary permits, concessions and engineering changes as needed
• Support sourcing for NPI, outsourcing and continuous improvement

Skills

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Self-motivated

Teamwork

Cost savings

Commercial awareness

Education

CIPS Level 4 or equivalent

Tools

MRP systems

Job description

Edwards Ltd is seeking an Operational Buyer to join our client, a leading developer and manufacturer of vacuum products and exhaust management systems. The role focuses on procuring parts, expediting and managing supplier performance within a high-technology manufacturing environment.

You will manage RFQs, supplier quotations, replenishment profiles and NPI sourcing, while achieving savings and meeting delivery targets.