Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

Buyer

Coleford Full-time, Permanent Competitive Salary

Are you an experienced Buyer looking for your next challenge within a thriving manufacturing environment?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative and supportive purchasing team where you'll play a key role in ensuring the smooth procurement of materials, building strong supplier partnerships and supporting the successful delivery of customer projects.

This is more than just a purchasing role - you'll have the opportunity to influence supplier performance, negotiate the best commercial outcomes and contribute to the continued success of a globally recognised manufacturer. If you're commercially minded, organised and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, ensuring they consistently deliver on quality, cost and service.
• Source materials and negotiate the best commercial terms to achieve value for the business.
• Raise and manage purchase orders, ensuring materials are delivered on time to meet production schedules.
• Carry out supplier evaluations and desktop audits to support a robust and reliable supply chain.
• Manage supplier agreements, confidentiality agreements, order acknowledgements and resolve invoice queries efficiently.
• Negotiate supplier price increases in line with company procedures.
• Work closely with internal departments to support project delivery and provide accurate lead times and product information for quotations.
• Ensure purchasing activities remain compliant with company policies and procedures.

You'll be a confident and proactive Buyer who enjoys building relationships and thrives in a busy manufacturing environment.

• Previous Buying or Purchasing experience within manufacturing or engineering.
• Experience with cost analysis and budget management.
• ERP system experience (desirable).
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• High attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.