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Job: Technical Buyer
Job Type: Full-time, permanent
Location: outskirts of york
Hours: Mon-Fri - 37 hrs per week
Salary: excellent
Job purpose: The Technical Buyer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing technically complex
materials, components, and services to support production, typically requiring a background in engineering or
manufacturing. This role ensures that all procurement activities align with engineering requirements, quality
standards, delivery timelines and cost objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Procurement & Sourcing: Procure direct/indirect materials, engineered components, and subcontract
services.
- Supplier Management: Lead supplier negotiations (pricing, lead times, contract terms) and build longterm
partnerships.
- Supplier Performance Improvement - on time delivery in full, quality of product and compliance with ISO
standards.
- Technical Compliance: Interpret engineering drawings and specifications to ensure procured parts meet
quality standards.
- Operational Support: Manage purchase orders from RFQ to delivery, including expediting urgent orders
and minimizing inventory risks.
- Cost Management: Track market trends and conduct benchmarking and analysis, negotiating terms to
optimise competitiveness and cash flow to report savings monthly, and manage budget expenditures.
- System Utilisation: Use ERP/MRP software to maintain accurate inventory and order records.
- Resolve any query invoices to aid the cash-flow of the business within the month of issue.
- Perform basic clerical duties within the department.
Accountabilities:
- Procure materials, engineered components and subcontract services and build long-term partnerships
with suppliers.
- Negotiate terms to optimise competitiveness and cash flow.
Education/Qualifications (desirable):
- CIPS or equivalent
- Engineering qualification
Technical Competencies (essential):
- Experience in a technical buyer or procurement, preferably within a manufacturing or engineering
environment
- MRP/ERP experience
- Proficient with Microsoft applications - excel and word
- Strong understanding of engineering drawings and complex specifications in any or all of the following; electrical, mechanical or hydraulics
Key Skills (essential):
- Team player
- Strong negotiation skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- High level of attention to detail
Experience (essential):
- Previous experience within a similar role, essential in a manufacturing or engineering environment
Benefits:
37 hours per week - Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm (4pm Friday). Flexi time is available.
Overtime - time and a half Mon-Sat and double time Sunday after 37 hours worked
25 days holidays and 8 bank holidays
Private healthcare
2 x base salary life assurance
5% salary sacrifice pension matched by employer