Strategic Senior Buyer - Engineering & Manufacturing

Ingersoll Rand Compressor Systems & Services; Redditch; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

7% Employer Pension Contribution

Health Plan

Death in Service Benefit

Cycle scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Employee Share Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

Job summary

Gardner Denver in Redditch seeks a Senior Buyer (engineering & Manufacturing) to procure goods/raw materials and support cost-down initiatives. You will ensure robust, cost-effective supply chains, manage source selection, negotiations, orders, and supplier relationships to support production plans.

The role requires experience in a manufacturing purchasing environment, strong supplier management, and the ability to drive improvements in delivery and cost.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management capability.
• Ability to balance cost, quality and delivery through supply chain planning.

Responsibilities

• Own all purchasing functions for goods/raw materials as assigned, including source selection, negotiations, order placement and follow-up.
• Negotiate prices and lead times with non-contract vendors.
• Resolve supplier issues related to quotation conflicts and delivery performance.
• Review drawings to estimate material requirements and identify best procurement sources.
• Monitor purchase price variances and drive corrective actions with suppliers.
• Coordinate purchasing activities between management and customers to address standard/non-standard issues.
• Plan and place orders to align material flow with demand (MPS/MRP) using schedules and Kanban.
• Expedite orders to maintain the production plan and supplier delivery performance.
• Support Lean and 5S initiatives within the role.

Skills

Vendor negotiations

Cost down initiatives

MRP/MPS

Lean

Supply chain planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

CIPS Certification

Job description

Gardner Denver in Redditch seeks a Senior Buyer (engineering & Manufacturing) to procure goods/raw materials and support cost-down initiatives. You will ensure robust, cost-effective supply chains, manage source selection, negotiations, orders, and supplier relationships to support production plans.

The role requires experience in a manufacturing purchasing environment, strong supplier management, and the ability to drive improvements in delivery and cost.