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Senior Buyer

Job Posted: 8 days ago

Salary: £ 48,000 - 54,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Whiteley

Expire in: 20 days

Job Description

Senior Buyer
Full Time Permanent | Fareham
£48,000 - £54,000 (DOE) + Benefits

   The Role Lead the procurement team at this high-mix manufacturing site, driving lowest cost acquisition, supplier management and operational excellence. Responsible for daily team coordination, continuous improvement projects, risk management and NPI support using lean principles to hit Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People KPIs.

 Key Responsibilities:
Team Leadership

Manage procurement team (training, performance, resource planning)

Set departmental KPIs, achieve budget/savings targets

Ensure safe working practices and daily Tiered Accountability

Strategic Procurement

Supplier management (risk, contracts, LTAs, audits)

MRP/ERP demand and open order management (SYSPRO)

NPI project support – supplier selection, technical/cost delivery

SIOP collaboration for manufacturing capability alignment

Operational Excellence

Optimise delivery attainment with MPS function

Drive CI initiatives across operations and engineering

Technical input to strategic purchasing decisions

  What We're Looking For Essential:

CIPS Level 4 (or equivalent)

3–5 years manufacturing procurement experience

ERP/MRP systems (ideally SYSPRO)

AS9100/ISO9001 awareness

Strong leadership, stakeholder management and analytical skills

Right to work in the UK with no Visa SponsorshipDesirable:

Engineering/technical procurement background

Lean/Six Sigma/continuous improvement experience

To find out more please apply or contact Max Sinclair (url removed)

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