Details:
- Salary: £50,000 - 55,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Ellesmere Port
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Turn purchasing into a true business advantage with the Raw Material Buyer role. This is a hands-on procurement position where your decisions directly support smooth production, confident supply of the right materials, and strong value-for-money outcomes. If you enjoy negotiating, building supplier relationships, and keeping supply plans on track, the Raw Material Buyer role offers real ownership, variety, and the chance to make a measurable impact across procurement, quality, finance, sales and operations planning.
What You Will Do:
- Source and purchase raw materials in line with production and demand plans, raising purchase orders and tracking them through to delivery.
- Obtain and compare supplier quotes to secure best value while maintaining required quality and supply reliability.
- Build and maintain supplier relationships, monitor performance across quality, delivery, price and service, and address any issues quickly.
- Work with S&OP and Production to monitor stock levels, lead times, and supply risks, helping maintain sensible safety stock.
- Track raw material pricing trends and market conditions, reporting spend, savings and key price movements in collaboration with Finance.
- Ensure purchases meet the required compliance standards and keep accurate purchasing records and documentation, including support for import/export and logistics where needed.
What You Will Bring:
- Experience in purchasing or procurement, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong negotiation, communication, and organisation skills, with sharp attention to detail and numeracy.
- Confidence using ERP/purchasing systems and Microsoft Excel to manage data and make informed decisions.
- The ability to collaborate across departments, partnering with Quality, Finance, Production and planning teams.
- A genuine interest in materials procurement, with desirable experience buying metals, minerals, chemicals or similar raw inputs.
This company relies on consistent, high-quality purchasing to keep production moving and protect margins. In this Raw Material Buyer role, your work helps support reliable supply, cost control, and sound decision-making across the supply chain, strengthening overall delivery performance for the wider operation.
Location:
The Raw Material Buyer role is based in the local area of the company, with an appropriate workplace setup for daily collaboration with internal teams.
Interested?:
If the Raw Material Buyer role sounds like the next step in a procurement career built on impact and progression, apply now and take the opportunity to secure the materials that power production and results.
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