A fantastic opportunity for a Buyer/Purchasing or Procurement Specialist to join a well-established manufacturing business based in Wolverhampton with a salary between £35,000-£40,000. The Buyer will sit in the purchasing team with excellent progression and development opportunities.

Candidates will have previous experience within purchasing or procurement specifically within a manufacturing environment, at buyer or junior buyer level and be keen and motivated to progress in their career.

Role responsibilities of the Buyer include:

• Managing spends on various categories across multiple manufacturing sites taking a sustainable supplier centric approach
• Negotiating stock holding agreements or other methods to enable smooth materials flow.
• Purchasing Order placements for both system driven manufacturing materials and requisitioned parts.
• Identifying potential new suppliers and negotiate best terms from all suppliers.
• Involvement with NPD, NPI and engineering change activity and effective co-ordination of suppliers and stock requirements
• Managing vendor performance including involvement with supplier audits.
• Identify and implement process improvements in conjunction with cross-functional project teams.

Person specification of the Buyer include:

• Experience of fast paced manufacturing procurement
• Proven negotiation skills, contract management and the ability to forge relationships across all levels of the business.
• High work ethic with strong focus on excellent customer service.
• Familiarization of working with BoMs and ability to interpret technical drawings
• Experience implementing new products and suppliers
• Clean UK driving license

Salary

£35k-£40k

This role requires 100% on site presence

This role will be well suited to you if you have held a role within purchasing or procurement as a buyer, sourcing specialist, Category specialist, Junior Buyer, Procurement Specialist, NPI Buyer and Procurement officer.