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Senior Buyer

  • Location

    Farnham, Surrey

  • Sector:

    Procurement

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £30000 - £35000 per annum

  • Contact:

    Charlotte Culhane

  • Contact email:

    charlotte.culhane@butlerross.co.uk

  • Job ref:

    CC1408_1541148699

  • Published:

    over 5 years ago

  • Expiry date:

    2018-01-31

 

An excellent opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join an established Manufacturing business. The role will be based in Farnham and will be responsible for buying of a range of complex materials and services.

Key Responsibilities of Senior Buyer:

  • Working closely with engineering staff to procure components and related parts.
  • Raise orders, monitoring and progressing purchase orders.
  • Supply relationships internally and externally to improve cost, quality and supply.
  • Working to very strict and tight deadlines to been schedule.
  • Generate progress via live reports.
  • Monitor target costs against proposal costs

Experience:

  • Experience of reading and interpreting technical drawings
  • Understanding of Manufacturing process.
  • Understanding of procurement regulations.
  • Familiarity with engineering schematics.
  • High level of Excel.
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills
  • British Passport required due to security clearance.

This role would suit a candidate with experience in the following roles; Buyer, Junior Buyer, Technical Buyer, Purchasing, Commodity Buyer.