Buyer

Buyer – Castleford - £40,000

Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be partnering exclusively with an innovative and growing manufacturer who are looking to hire a Buyer to join their team.

Buyer Duties:

• Manage procurement of materials, including scheduling deliveries, handling indirect purchases and maintaining strong spend control within budgets
• Support the Supply Chain Manager with KPI preparation, data analysis, spend reviews and implementing improvement proposals
• Negotiate with suppliers to secure best value, manage contracts and maintain accurate supplier records across business systems
• Monitor supplier performance, risks (capacity, quality, financial), and resolve non-conformances or delivery issues, taking commercial action as needed
• Oversee purchase order/invoice matching, call-off order management and maintain up-to-date Approved Supplier Lists and documentation
• Research and source new products and suppliers to enhance supply options

Hours: 8am - 5pm (Monday – Thursday) and 8am - 1pm (Friday)

Benefits:

• 22.5 days holiday + bank holidays
• Early finish every Friday!
• Internal training and development
• Pension (5% employer / 3% employee)
• Death in service (4 x salary)
• Free onsite parking

Required skills & experience:

• Strong Excel skillset
• Previous purchasing experience within a manufacturing environment
• Ability to communicate effectively with both internal & external customers and suppliers

If you would like to discuss this Buyer role in more detail, then do get in touch with Lewis at Elevation Recruitment Group now!