Buyer

Description:

Buyer

£30,000-£40,000 DOE

Wednesbury

Office Based

Permanent

Monday- Friday 9am- 5pm

Are you a detail-oriented and highly organised individual? Do you have excellent negotiation and communication skills? Our client is currently seeking a dynamic Buyer to join their team based in Wednesbury. As a Buyer, you will be responsible for purchasing goods, materials, and services to meet the company's operational needs, ensuring cost, quality, and delivery targets are met. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working with suppliers and internal stakeholders. Join our client's team and make a significant impact on their procurement function!

Key Responsibilities:

General and Task Management.
Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations.
Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.
Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation.
Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers.
Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities.
Use of Sage200 and Sicon MRP resource and materials planning required to Prepare reports and updates as and when required.
Work closely with others in the procurement function and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements.
Adhere to any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and well being of self, staff and visitors.
Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedulesQualifications:

Previous experience in a similar buying or procurement role.
Strong knowledge and understanding of purchasing processes and systems such as Sage200 and MRP systems.
Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
Ability to analyse costs and identify cost reduction opportunities.
Highly organised and detail-oriented with the ability to prioritise tasks.
Proficient in MS Office suite.If you are a self-motivated individual who enjoys working in a collaborative team environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

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