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Buyer

Barclay Meade
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Southampton, Hampshire SO19 1BQ

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A market-leading business is seeking a Buyer with previous experience in purchasing or procurement, ideally in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
  • Candidates should have exposure to MRP or ERP systems and demonstrate strong relationship-building skills.
  • The role involves supplier relationship management, supply market intelligence, and ownership of various SKUs and categories.
  • This position offers a competitive salary, although the specific figure is not mentioned in the job description.
  • Applicants should have at least a few years of relevant experience, preferably in roles such as Buyer, Junior Buyer, or Procurement Assistant.

Market-leading business require a Buyer. Applicants need previous experience in purchasing or procurement as a Buyer or Junior Buyer, and ideally have exposure to a manufacturing or engineering environment and an MRP or ERP system.

The Buyer will join an innovative and dynamic procurement team who are increasingly looking to adopt a more professional, strategic and category-focused approach to procurement. Now is an excellent time to join this business, who have a healthy customer orderbook and will shortly embark on the implementation of a new MRP/ERP system.

Specific duties of the Buyer include:

  • Supplier relationship management - foster close, collaborative and harmonious relationships with the supply chain
  • Supply market intelligence activities and investigation of new products
  • Ownership over a range of SKUs / Categories
  • Monitoring of stock levels
  • Tendering and cost saving exercises
  • Management of supplier contracts and ensure adherence to SLAs

Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:

  • Experience in a procurement or purchasing role; Buyer, Junior Buyer, Procurement Assistant, Procurement Administrator etc.
  • Previous exposure to a manufacturing or engineering environment
  • MRP or ERP skills, failing this exposure to any purchasing or stock control system could work
  • A positive, pro-active and curious individual
  • Excellent relationship building skills; suppliers, colleagues and customers

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.