Trainee Buyer (Engineering)

ZipRecruiter; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing company in Harrogate is seeking a Trainee Buyer to join their team. This role offers extensive training and progression toward a Purchasing Manager position. Ideal candidates should have an Engineering background or similar and be ready for a fast-paced work environment focused on sourcing and client negotiations. This is a full-time role with weekends off, offering a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Benefits

33 Days Holiday

Training Opportunities

Progression to Senior Roles

Qualifications

• Must have an Engineering background or similar.

Responsibilities

• Source potential products to buy.
• Ensure the correct budgets are maintained.
• Meet with clients to negotiate the best price.
• Work from 08:30-17:00 Monday-Friday.

Skills

Negotiation

Sourcing

Budget Management

Education

Engineering Background

Job description

Job Description

Trainee Buyer (Engineering)
£27,000 - £32,000 + Progression + Training + 33 Days Holiday + Benefits
Harrogate, Yorkshire

Are you from an Engineering background or similar, looking for an exciting role that can offer full training to become an accomplished Buyer, at a company that can offer excellent progression opportunities to positions such as Purchasing Manager?

On offer is the chance to join an expanding and long standing company, established in 1960, that performs wire work and fabrication manufacturing. The company is looking for a new junior buyer to join their team of 50 in order to help them keep up with their current workload throughout the restructuring process the company is going through.

In this role, you will be sourcing potential products and ensuring the correct budgets are maintained throughout the process. You will also be meeting with clients to discuss product prices and negotiate to get the best price possible. This is a busy, fast-paced position where you will be working from 08:30-17:00 Monday-Friday.

This position would suit someone from an Engineering background or similar, looking for a position that can offer full training and progression to senior purchasing roles.

The Role:

• Sourcing products to buy




• Ensuring budgets are correct




• Meeting with clients and negotiating the best price




• Progression to purchasing manager




• 08:30-17:00 Monday-Friday

The Person:

• Engineering background or similar




• Commutable to Harrogate

Keywords: Trainee, Buyer, Engineer, Engineering, Purchasing, Manager, Negotiation, Sourcing, Budget, Finance, Training, Progression, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Yorkshire

Reference: BBBH20697a

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