Buyer

Description:

Buyer
Ready to take ownership of technical purchasing in a fast-moving, growing business? We’re looking for a commercially focused Buyer with a minimum of one years’ experience, who knows how to source smart, negotiate confidently and keep supply moving.
Based in Stevenage, you’ll work across a broad range of technical products and suppliers, supporting customers in demanding sectors including Defence, Aerospace, Automotive and Medical.
The Buyers role
* Source technical products, materials and services with a focus on cost, quality, availability and lead times.
* Negotiate pricing, supplier terms and commercial agreements.
* Manage RFQs, track supplier performance and identify cost-saving opportunities.
* Solve supply challenges quickly, including shortages, lead-time pressures and alternative sourcing.
* Work closely with sales, technical and operations teams to support customer requirements and business growth.
About you
* Experience in technical buying, purchasing or procurement.
* Confident negotiating with suppliers and managing commercial detail.
* Comfortable using purchasing, ERP, RFQ or supplier management systems.
* Proactive, resilient and quick to find solutions.
* A strong communicator who builds great supplier, customer and internal relationships.
Why apply? This is a high-impact Buyer role with real ownership, variety and visibility. You’ll join a specialist business where your sourcing skills, market insight and commercial judgement will make a genuine difference — with a salary of £35,000 - £38,000 plus a bonus every six months.
Despite our best efforts it is not always possible to respond to every application individually due to the high volume of responses we receive on each vacancy
Only candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted for this particular role and if you have not heard from us within 7 days please assume that you have not be successful. However, we will keep your details on our database, and will contact you when other suitable positions come in