Buyer

Key Responsibilities Include

• Purchase of goods, materials, components or services to suit the company’s needs.
• Ensure a professional and consistent approach is taken with all supplier relationships.
• Inform other departments of all relevant information regarding changes in materials, price movements, delivery lead times and supply chain risks.
• Arranging deliveries/collections as required
• Research & identify new suppliers when requested and run cost comparison exercises.
• Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedules.
• Providing materials and equipment prices to Project & Sales Teams
• Following up with suppliers concerning order status and to communicate delivery information with all departments.
• Evaluating supplier quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers.
• Contribute to data housekeeping. Ensuring stock levels, eco-nomic re-order levels etc are monitored and adjusted when required.
• Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers, both existing and new.
• Participate in supplier meetings and reviews.
• To undertake any other duties as necessary within the Procurement Department

The successful candidate will need to have the following skills:

Essential:

• Enthusiastic, hardworking & conscientious with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Excellent internal and external communications skills – must be able to communicate clearly, concisely and openly.
• Highly driven with regards to securing material availability and sustaining the production schedule.
• Computer & Systems literacy (knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.)
• A well organised team player with high attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, problem solver.
• Ability to work effectively and calmly under pressure.
• You’ll be process oriented, collaborative and have high integrity.
• Honest and trustworthy

Desired:

• Experience working within a manufacturing environment with a strong working knowledge of standard processes and procedures.
• Working in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstratable experience driving performance improvement within the supply chain.
• Demonstratable experience working with suppliers on quality issues.
• CIPS level 4.
• Some familiarity of steel/metalwork or fabrications.
• Some understanding of MRP systems, particularly purchasing and inventory functionality.