Technical Buyer
Job Location: Poole, Dorset
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £43,000 per annum, Depending on experience
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm / 8am – 12.30pm
Benefits:
* 33 days holiday
* Enhanced pension up to 8%
* Company sick pay
* Health support
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Life Assurance x 5 salary
* Private medical insurance
A specialist engineering company are currently recruiting for a Technical Buyer. This is a newly created role for the business due to the increased demand for their products and service.
This is a busy role where you will be working in a small team to purchase parts and materials for production, source new suppliers, build working relationships with suppliers and negotiate the best terms for the business.
Within this role your key tasks will include;
* Source new supplier for materials and components for production
* Negotiate prices, lead times, and supplier terms
* Maintain strong supplier relationships and review performance
* Support NPI and engineering changes
* Manage supplier risks around capacity, quality, and supply
* Forecast material demand and price trends
* Manage inventory levels including managing slow‑moving / obsolete stock.
The successful applicant will:
* Have previous buying / purchasing / procurement experience
* Experience in a manufacturing / engineering industry
* Ability to understand, interpret and purchase from engineering drawings
* Demonstrate experience of sourcing new suppliers
For more information, please contact our Recruitment Team on (phone number removed) or send your CV.
Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days, please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise, we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.
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