Buyer

Are you a proactive and detail-oriented Buyer looking to make a real impact in a dynamic engineering environment?
As a key member of our Procurement team, you will play a vital role in sourcing and managing a diverse range of engineering components—ensuring the best value in terms of price, quality, and delivery. Working closely with the Procurement Co-ordinator, you will help identify and convert requirements from Bills of Materials (BoMs), optimising supply chain efficiency.

Duties:
The Buyer will be responsible for:

• Requesting for quotations
• Raising purchase orders and producing Purchase Order numbers
• Leading negotiations with suppliers to achieve cost reductions
• Maintaining and developing relationships with supply base
• Ensuring that parts and materials are bought at the most competitive price and delivered on time with no compromise to quality
• Identifying new suppliers and negotiating to improve payment terms and supplier agreements and where appropriate to reduce and streamline non-performing suppliers
• Resolving invoice queries with accounts team
• Supporting the Procurement Co-ordinator in developing all core key suppliers and maintain supplier KPI’s in accordance to the Procurement Co-ordinator direction
• Supporting and working closely with Engineering and Design department on new projects and new concepts OR working closely with other Stakeholders within engineering and assisting with materials estimating
• Analysing quotations and selecting suppliers
• Oversee goods to be returned and monitor for credits
• Communicate with accounts about normal costs, credits, new and existing suppliers
• Continually improving purchasing methods and driving down external spend
• Product Safety Training

Skills/Qualifications:
The Buyer should have:

• Confident negotiator with excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• A minimum of CIPS level 3
• Competent in the use of Sage 200, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word
• Proven purchasing experience within an engineering/manufacturing environment
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads, with strong attention to detail
• Ability to independently problem solve and make decisions
• Have the ability to work well within a team

Additional Information
SECURITY – All candidates must be in a position to obtain UK security clearance to SC level. Additional restrictions may apply on certain defence programmes.
UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)