Are you a Buyer from the manufacturing / engineering world, who would like to work for a business that prides itself on the low turnover of its staff and the high level of quality service it provides to its clients who work on exciting projects around both in the UK and around the world? Our client, a well established, industry leading manufacturer of bespoke, high end hardware products have an exciting Buyer opportunity within their operations and purchasing team, where you'll be responsible for playing a crucial role in ensuring the "on time in full every time" business target is met by managing key purchasing / buying activities. As a Buyer, you will be the first point of contact for your colleagues in Production and Sales for escalated queries or needs in this highly collaborative and fast paced working environment where your organisational skills will be key due to the administrative aspects of the role and to ensure client needs are met. As a Buyer, your role will involve: Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Placing and chasing orders with suppliers for manufactured parts Chasing and expediting purchase orders with suppliers Acting as the point of contact for Production and Sales on order status and queries Managing category supplier performance and improvement - e.g. OTIF, quality, cost ...