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Buyer

  • Location

    Basingstoke, Hampshire

  • Sector:

    Procurement

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £25000 - £35000 per annum

  • Contact:

    Charlotte Culhane

  • Contact email:

    charlotte.culhane@butlerross.co.uk

  • Job ref:

    CC1781_1545384726

  • Published:

    over 5 years ago

  • Expiry date:

    2019-03-21

An excellent opportunity for a Buyer to join a growing business, who specialise in manufacturing within the defence industry. Based in a rural village with beautiful surroundings near Basingstoke, also with excellent working hours offered.

Responsibilities for Buyer:

  • Raising purchase orders to procure materials and services
  • Building and maintaining supplier relationships
  • Working closely with freight forwarders to ensure logistics are met
  • Maintaining overall stock level
  • Ensuring the business purchased and holds the right level of components
  • Ensuring production demands are met, OTIF

Key Requirements for the Buyer:

  • Previous experience working within a manufacturing environment, ideally within Electronics
  • Excellent sourcing skills, across new suppliers, products and sites.
  • Ability to negotiate and develop working relationships with suppliers
  • Understanding of electronics production and component parts

This role is a standalone role, so covering all areas of procurement, including supply chain, production, stock control, purchasing, logistics and inventory.

This role would suit someone with experience as; Buyer, Procurement Assistant, Supply Chain Assistant, Purchasing Assistant.