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Buyer
Job Posted: an hour ago
Salary: £ 35,000 - 35,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Buyer
Location: Telford
Package: Up to £35k per annum
Hours: 37.5hrs per week Monday – Friday (Early finish on a Friday)
Benefits: Flexible working hours (37.5 per week)
Hybrid working (2 days WFH)
25 days annual leave + Stats
Healthcare Cashplan
Company Pension
Life Assurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Discount Scheme
Are you looking for an opportunity to grow and progress your Procurement Career?
We have a great opportunity for someone with base line experience within Procurement, who is looking for an opportunity to grow and be mentored to develop into a capable Buyer. You will be working as part of a procurement team where you will be given an allocated category to look after and oversee. This is a new role to the business, so the incoming Buyer has a great opportunity to really shape and bring together the purchasing activities within their assigned category.
Working for a successful manufacturing business that have a great range of employee benefits and real opportunities for career development and advancement you will be coming in with knowledge and understanding of procurement processes.
The Buyer will be responsible for:
* Source and manage suppliers across spend categories
* Negotiate contracts and SLAs to drive cost savings and ensure service excellence
* Collaborate with internal departments to align procurement with operational needs
* Monitor supplier performance and resolve service issues to maintain continuity
* Lead RFQs and competitive bidding processes to support strategic sourcing initiatives
Skills and Experience required:
* Previous experience within a Purchasing role either as a Purchasing Assistant / Assistant Buyer / Buyer / Procurement officer / Purchasing Executive
* Familiar with procurement processes including raising and managing purchase orders within an MRP or ERP system
* Confident gathering and analysing supplier and procurement data to support sourcing decisions
* Liaised with suppliers to obtain quotes, confirm lead times, and resolve basic service or delivery issues
* Worked cross-functionally with departments such as manufacturing, Facilities, IT, and HR to understand purchasing needs
* Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships across teams and support procurement initiatives
The application process:
We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.
About Us
Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.
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