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Senior Buyer

Job Posted: 13 days ago

Salary: £ 45,000 - 50,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Stockport, Greater Manchester

Expire in: 15 days

Job Description

An established engineering and manufacturing organisation with over a century of technical excellence is seeking a Senior Buyer to support major defence manufacturing programmes. This role will lead key procurement categories, develop strategic supplier partnerships across the UK and Europe, and ensure the delivery of technically compliant materials and services to demanding production schedules.

Who This Role Would Suit
 This opportunity would suit an experienced procurement professional with a background in engineering or manufacturing environments. It is ideal for someone commercially astute, highly organised and confident managing supplier relationships at a strategic level. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, regulated environment and be motivated by delivering cost savings, supply chain resilience and programme success.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and deliver procurement strategies for high-value materials and critical UK and European suppliers.
Lead end-to-end sourcing activity, including RFIs, RFQs, supplier evaluation and contract award.
Indirect purchasing of services. 
Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, driving performance, quality and on-time delivery.
Negotiate pricing, lead times and commercial terms to achieve cost savings and budget alignment.
Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, resolving technical, quality and delivery issues in collaboration with internal stakeholders.Requirements: 

Proven experience as a Buyer within Engineering/Manufacturing
Indirect purchasing experience advantageous
Experience within a highly regulated sector, preferably Heavy Manufacturing, MOD / Defence or similar.
Strong work ethic and resilient attitude towards challenges.
 Location: Stockport 
 Contract: Permanent, Full Time with Flexible working hours & Hybrid working
 Working Hours: 08:00-16:30 (Mon-Thurs), 08:00-13:00 (Fri)
 Salary: £45k - £50k (dependent on experience) 
 Benefits: 7% Pension Contributions, 4% from candidate, 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays.

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