Buyer

Buyer Location: Aston, Birmingham Salary: Competitive Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30am-4:30pm Friday 7:30am-1:30pm Buyer Are you an experienced Buyer looking for a role where you can directly influence production, supplier performance, and business success?

We're recruiting for a Buyer to join a specialist engineering and manufacturing business producing high-value, low-volume products for critical applications. This is an opportunity to join an established purchasing team where supplier relationships, attention to detail, and problem-solving are genuinely valued.

The successful Buyer will take ownership of a supplier portfolio focused on machined and fabricated components , ensuring critical parts are delivered on time, in full, and to specification to support manufacturing operations. ---------------------------------------- What You'll Be Doing As a Buyer , you'll play a key role in maintaining supplier performance and ensuring manufacturing schedules remain on track.

Key responsibilities include

Managing suppliers of machined, fabricated, and engineered components Raising and managing purchase orders Obtaining quotations and evaluating supplier performance Expediting deliveries and resolving supply chain issues Building strong supplier relationships through regular communication Working closely with Engineering, Planning, Quality, and Production teams Managing delivery schedules and supplier lead times Maintaining accurate ERP/MRP and purchasing records Using Excel to analyse purchasing and supplier data ---------------------------------------- What We're Looking For To be successful in this Buyer role,

you'll ideally have

Previous experience as a Buyer, Assistant Buyer, Junior Buyer, Purchasing Coordinator, or Procurement Coordinator Experience purchasing machined components, fabricated parts, castings, assemblies, or engineered products Experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment Strong supplier relationship management skills ERP/MRP system experience Good Excel skills, including reporting and data analysis Excellent communication skills and attention to detail Desirable Aerospace, Defence, Automotive, Precision Engineering, Electronics, or Industrial Manufacturing experience CIPS qualification or working towards CIPS SAP or EFACS experience ---------------------------------------- Essential Requirements British Passport Holder (required due to security clearance considerations and customer requirements) Ability to...

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