Buyer

Buyer

Wolverhampton, West Midlands

£35,875pa + Extensive benefits package (Inc. 10.5% Pension Contributions I Bonus Scheme I Share Incentives I Life Insurance I Health Package)

Are you ready to step into a role where your ideas matter, your ambition is celebrated, and your growth is unlimited?

We’re on the hunt for a smart, driven, and proactive Buyer to join our energetic and ambitious team. This is more than a job - it’s a launchpad for your career.

Seymour John is delighted to be working with a global manufacturing client to add a Buyer to their team. This company is all about growth, with the security of being part of a FTSE 100 group of companies, alongside the agility and autonomous nature of leading innovation in their industry.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage spend on various categories across multiple manufacturing sites taking a sustainable supplier centric approach.
• Negotiate stock holding agreements or other methods to enable smooth materials flow.
• Identify and mitigate risks in the supply chain to maximise customer order delivery success.
• Effective communication of any parts availability risk ensuring that all options to resolve any availability concern is fully explored and appropriate action taken.
• Purchase Order placement for both system driven manufacturing materials and requisitioned parts.
• Identify and implement process improvements in conjunction with cross-functional project teams.
• Supplier development to support achievement of KPIs.
• Manage vendor performance including involvement with supplier audits.
• Identify potential new suppliers and negotiate best terms from all suppliers.
• Interaction with stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally.
• Involvement with NPD, NPI and engineering change activity and effective co-ordination of suppliers and stock requirements
• Work effectively to support strategic customers.

Key Skills & Qualifications

• Experience of fast paced manufacturing procurement.
• Familiarization of working with BoMs and ability to interpret technical drawings.
• Ability to work, tactically and operationally.
• Proven negotiation skills, contract management and the ability to forge relationships across all levels of the business.
• Commercial and financial acumen, with sound analytical skills and attention to detail.
• High work ethic with strong focus on excellent customer service.
• Good presentation and communication skills.
• High level of Excel competency
• Able to interpret technical / safety regulatory information.
• Clean UK driving license required.
• Willingness to travel

Schedule

Monday to Friday on site