Buyer
Location: Coleford
Position: Full time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive
Our Client
Autograph Recruitment are delighted to be working with this expert manufacturer based in Coleford. Providing bespoke solutions, assemblies and systems globally. Their success has been a result of having the right expertise in place to offer customers the right, most bespoke systems.
Our client supplies complete, creative solutions for a variety of high-profile customers with systems and solutions for a variety of needs. They pride themselves on their consistent commitment and professionalism in providing the best expertise to their customers.
The Opportunity
This position is an exciting opportunity for an individual looking to progress and step up their career. This role will involve being part of an enthusiastic, purchasing team. This position is to assist in all areas relating to supplier engagement and relations for the tendering and ordering of materials.
The successful candidate will have experience in a previous purchasing role, and will be able to meet the business needs. Managing and maintaining supplier relationships, ensuring timely supplies of costly materials to satisfy customer needs.
Responsibilities of Buyer:
- Identify and build relationships with key suppliers, ensuring they meet company financial, quality and service standards
- Conduct supplier audits, aligning suppliers with company quality, timing and costs to establish a reliable supply chain
- Raising and taking ownership of purchase orders placed, ensuring best possible purchase practice
- Maintain supplier agreements and relationships, introduce confidentiality agreements, log order acknowledgements and action invoice queries in a timely manner
- Ensure compliance with company policy and procedures.
- Negotiate proposed supplier price increases in line with agreed procedures and conduct desk-top supplier audits using standard processes and procedures
- Support bid teams in quoting lead times and product data
The Ideal Candidate:
- Must have Buying / Purchasing experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment
- Previous experience of cost analyst work and budget management
- Desirable of familiarisation in using ERP systems
- Ability to work in a busy environment at a consistent pace and manage timely tasks under pressure
- Excellent IT and computer skills, proficient across Microsoft platforms
- Ability to work well in a team as well as on own initiative
- Working to deadlines efficiently, with high attention to detail
Next Steps:
If this sounds like a great opportunity and you can demonstrate a proven track record in delivering the above, then please click Apply to upload your CV for consideration. Alternatively, contact Holly Williams on 01291 497280 or holly@autographrecruitment.co.uk
Autograph Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.
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