Buyer - Fabrication & Timber/Joinery

Buyer – Fabrication & Timber/Joinery

Location: Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry | Salary: up to £40,000 | Permanent, Full-Time Hybrid: 3 days on-site / 2 days WFH

A well-established manufacturing business based on the outskirts of Coventry is looking to recruit an experienced Buyer to join their procurement team on a permanent basis.

The company designs and manufactures bespoke fabricated products and joinery solutions, supplied to clients across the UK. With a supply chain that extends across the Far East as well as domestic and European suppliers, this is a hands-on operational buying role in a business that takes procurement seriously.

The Buyer Role

Reporting to the Senior Buyer, you'll take ownership of purchasing activity across fabrication and timber/joinery categories, working closely with production, engineering, and logistics to keep supply flowing and costs controlled.

Day to day you'll be:

Placing and managing purchase orders for raw materials and components, with a focus on fabricated metal and timber/joinery categories
Running MRP/ERP action messages, managing open order books and monitoring supplier lead times
Coordinating with Far East and European suppliers, managing delivery schedules and resolving shortages
Negotiating with suppliers on price, lead time, and terms
Supporting logistics and import processes including Incoterms management
Working from technical drawings and specifications to ensure accurate procurement
Maintaining supplier performance data and reporting on key metrics
Contributing to cost saving initiatives and identifying continuous improvement opportunities
What We're Looking For in a Buyer 

A background in operational buying within a manufacturing or engineering environment
Hands-on experience with MRP/ERP systems (SAP experience is a genuine advantage)
Comfortable working from technical drawings and specs
Some exposure to Far East sourcing is strongly preferred; a clear appetite to develop in this area will also be considered
Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups)
Commercially sharp, well-organised, and comfortable managing a high volume of open orders
Excellent communicator, able to work cross-functionally and build good supplier relationships
What's On Offer

Salary up to £40,000 depending on experience
Bonus scheme (3–5%)
Hybrid working (3 days Coventry office / 2 days WFH)
Genuine development opportunity within a growing procurement function
This role is commutable from Coventry, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Birmingham, Nuneaton, and surrounding areas.

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Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed