Overview
My client based on the outskirts of St. Ives Cambridgeshire is currently recruiting for a Buyer to join their team on a full-time permanent basis. The salary is £32-38,000.
Responsibilities
* Provide support to the Purchasing Manager in expediting goods, materials, and services to meet the company’s operational needs.
* Support in procuring materials and services considering price, quality, and delivery to ensure continuity of supply.
* Process customer BoM’s onto internal quoting documentation to allow supplier pricing to be collated accurately prior to sales quoting the end customer.
* Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets after agreement with the Purchasing Manager.
* Check order acknowledgements to confirm delivery timescales and ensure there are no delays; provide Stores with the required kitting documentation once all orders are confirmed.
* Maintain continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems that may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
* Maintain accurate records of all orders within MRP.
* Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues.
* Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers as needed.
* Lead meetings with current suppliers and meet with potential new suppliers.
* Aid in the assessment and evaluation of suppliers and help undertake performance reviews to manage performance improvement activities; assist in negotiating contracts, improved prices, and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings.
* Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible.
* Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
* Ensure a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
* Be responsible for a list of agreed customer accounts over and above day-to-day purchasing.
* Respond flexibly to requests by management within the competence and scope of the jobholder.
Job Information
* Job Title: Senior Buyer
* Company: Interaction Recruitment
* Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
* Posted: Sep 8th 2025
* Closes: Oct 9th 2025
* Sector: Retail & Purchasing
* Contract: Permanent
* Hours: Full Time
To apply, please send your CV to the contact provided by the client.
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