ASSISTANT BUYER
North Birmingham
* Full-Time | Permanent DAYS
* £30,000
* Flexible working, 25 Days holidays + Superb progression + stable growing business
* Fast paced automated environment
* Life Assurance
* Ongoing training and development within a market-leading, financially stable business
Join a market leader and grow your career in procurement
Are you ready for your next challenge? Do you want to work for a successful, stable business with a great team environment and plenty of variety day-to-day?
Commutable from Walsall, Brownhills, Wolverhampton, Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Tamworth, Aldridge, Shenstone, Atherstone, Cannock, Hednesford and Birmingham
What you’ll do
As our Buying Assistant, you’ll:
* Support the Buyer to maintain a steady supply of quality, cost-effective goods and services from approved suppliers
* Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to deliver savings and process improvements
* Assist with supplier negotiations, contract management, and performance monitoring against SLAs
* Manage day-to-day procurement administration — raising and tracking purchase orders, resolving delivery queries, and maintaining accurate ERP records
* Order consumables for the business and manage supplier data
* Collaborate across departments on a variety of procurement and supply chain projects
What we’re looking for
You’ll bring:
* Experience in administration, purchasing, or procurement (ideally in a similar role)
* Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
* You may be looking to extend your purchasing career, or already have experience, but are looking for a steady, long term role, where you can showcase your experience
* Proven ability to manage supplier performance using SLAs
* Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with great attention to detail
* Experience using ERP systems
* A proactive, positive attitude and a curiosity to improve processes
Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.
Our aim is to help you secure the best possible future for yourself & this is a totally FREE service to all our Candidates.
If you believe that your skills and experience match what we are looking for please call me or APPLY and I will be in touch.
Should you want to learn more about any of our PURCHASING & LOGISTICS vacancies, or should you just want to discuss your particular needs, then please do not hesitate to contact me by phone or email, to have an informal, confidential chat.
Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Purchasing & Logistics Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994