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Job Role: Buyer
Location: Nottinghamshire
Salary: up to £40k (DOE)
Shift: Mon-Thurs 8am- 4:30pm, / Friday 7:30-3pm
The role:
To purchase materials to ensure that the company operational needs and production plan are met, in a cost-effective manner.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ordering and expediting goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets, including supplier performance and supplier management.
- Support the operations function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on the business operations and initiate an alternative approach.
- Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation.
- Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedules.
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications.
- Ensure compliance with company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
- Support staff in the warehouse and oversee the operations of all store activities.
- Look at process and improvements to achieve efficiency.
- Look at pricing structure and get best practice and pricing for the business.
- Support and oversee the service and utilities contracts schedule.
The Candidate:
- Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders and suppliers
- Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills
- Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within a manufacturing environment
- Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding and cost breakdown
- Computer literate, with Excel skills/abilities
- Familiarity with a (ERP) software system is essential
Apply:
To apply for this position, please send your CV to or call myself on