Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer | Permanent | Ipswich

Pure Resourcing are proud to be partnering with a long-established, market-leading organisation in Ipswich to recruit a talented Senior Buyer. This is a standout opportunity for an experienced purchasing professional to take on a strategic and influential role within a growing procurement function.

As Senior Buyer, you will play a key role in supporting and developing a small purchasing team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and driving continuous improvement. You’ll lead on supplier performance management, resolve escalated issues, and contribute to shaping more efficient processes across the function. Your leadership will help enhance capability within the team through regular coaching, mentoring and structured one-to-ones, while maintaining strong commercial focus across pricing reviews and supplier negotiations.

• Leading, coaching, and developing the purchasing team to strengthen capability across the department
• Managing escalated queries and delivering prompt, effective resolutions
• Building and maintaining productive supplier relationships, implementing improvement plans where needed
• Producing data-driven presentations and supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Overseeing pricing reviews and ensuring full adherence to purchasing policies and processes

You’ll bring a blend of solid purchasing expertise and confident leadership skills, with the ability to motivate, guide, and influence both your team and external partners. Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, you will proactively drive performance and uphold high standards across the department.

• Extensive purchasing experience with strong technical understanding
• Previous supervisory experience, or clear evidence of leading through projects or coaching
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills
• Strong knowledge of supply chain processes and ERP systems
• CIPS qualification

We’re looking for a collaborative leader—someone who combines commercial acumen with a people?focused approach. You’ll be proactive, resilient, and committed to creating a positive, high-performing team culture. This is a challenging yet highly rewarding opportunity, offering the chance to make a meaningful impact within a respected and forward thinking business.