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Engineering Buyer – Selby – Competitive Salary + Bonus + CIPS
Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be working with a highly successful manufacturing business in Selby as they look to recruit an Engineering Buyer.
The business is currently going through a strong period of growth with the business headcount doubling within the last 2 years, so it is a very exciting time to join!
The ideal candidate with possess strong negotiation skills and mechanical or electrical procurement experience within an engineering or manufacturing sector.
Benefits:
- Bonus scheme
- Private medical
- CIPS study support and development
- 24 days holiday + Bank
- Death in service (4 x salary)
- Regular salary reviews
- Various company events throughout the year
- Pension scheme
- Employee Wellbeing Programme
- Free onsite parking
Engineering Buyer Duties:
- Build and maintain professional relationships with suppliers and subcontractors to continuously enhance cost-effectiveness, quality, and continuity of supply
- Identify and source components based on quality and price
- Collect data and report supplier KPIs
- Working closely with the Technical Department to support ongoing projects
- Understands price analysis and interrogate suppliers’ prices to determine value for money
- Collaborate closely with suppliers and subcontractors to expedite deliveries, ensuring that promised shipment dates are met and disruptions to our production schedule are minimised
Hours: Full time Monday – Friday
Required skills & experience:
- A proven background in purchasing electrical or mechanical components in the engineering or manufacturing sector (essential)
- Skilled negotiator with a track record of securing favourable terms and conditions
- Proficiency in IT systems, knowledge of SAP would be an advantage but not essential
- It would be beneficial to be able to read engineering drawings or BOM and identify critical aspects of a specification
If you would like to discuss this Engineering Buyer role in more detail, then do get in touch with Lewis at Elevation Recruitment Group now!
