Buyer

An exciting opportunity to work with an innovative, growing manufacturing business in Bootle who are already an established and well-renowned name in their sector.

They are seeking an experienced Buyer to join their busy and growing team and head up the bulk of their materials purchasing in line with production needs.

The company manufacture a number of different products for a variety of different industries with a couple of their marquee products really taking off in the market in recent years.

You will work in a close-knit team with the support of a dedicated Supply Chain Lead who knows the business and supply chain incredibly well.

Day to day activities to include:

• Planning the purchasing of goods and raw materials.
• Issuing purchase orders and monitoring deliveries and stock levels.
• Sourcing and qualification of best suppliers in terms of quality-cost ratio.
• Ongoing supplier relationship management.
• Monitoring supplier performance including supplier audits, supplier visits, routine performance review meetings.
• Conducting supplier benchmarking, analysing market trends and pricing trends.
• Research and identification of potential new suppliers as well as management of the Supplier Approval process.
• Working with Quality and R & D, evaluating the purchase and introduction of new items into the business.
• Producing reports on purchasing department activities.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records of transactions for accounting, audit and inventory control purposes.

Essential Requirements:

• 3+ Years Purchasing experience within a Manufacturing / Engineering environment
• To be able to display proven cost savings.
• To be proactive and driven.

Desirable Requirements:

• Ideally be CIPs qualified or working towards CIPs qualification
• To have the ability to manage several task simultaneously.

The company are offering a salary of £32k-£35k, depending on experience, along with contributory pension, 25 days holiday + BH and an early Friday finish. You will also be provided with a work phone and laptop.

Working hours are flexible – 30 minutes either side of 8:30am - 4:30pm – Working from home 1x day per week will be available too once you have settled into the role.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company offering a challenging but exciting role where you can grow and develop with the company. They are looking for driven and personable individuals who can approach the role with enthusiasm and dedication.

Please apply now for consideration and if you have and specific questions please include these on application and we’ll answer them in our qualification call.