Buyer – Castleford - £40,000
Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be partnering exclusively with an innovative and growing manufacturer who are looking to hire a Buyer to join their team.
Buyer Duties:
* Manage procurement of materials, including scheduling deliveries, handling indirect purchases and maintaining strong spend control within budgets
* Support the Supply Chain Manager with KPI preparation, data analysis, spend reviews and implementing improvement proposals
* Negotiate with suppliers to secure best value, manage contracts and maintain accurate supplier records across business systems
* Monitor supplier performance, risks (capacity, quality, financial), and resolve non-conformances or delivery issues, taking commercial action as needed
* Oversee purchase order/invoice matching, call-off order management and maintain up-to-date Approved Supplier Lists and documentation
* Research and source new products and suppliers to enhance supply options
Hours: 8am - 5pm (Monday – Thursday) and 8am - 1pm (Friday)
Benefits:
* 22.5 days holiday + bank holidays
* Early finish every Friday!
* Internal training and development
* Pension (5% employer / 3% employee)
* Death in service (4 x salary)
* Free onsite parking
Required skills & experience:
* Strong Excel skillset
* Previous purchasing experience within a manufacturing environment
* Ability to communicate effectively with both internal & external customers and suppliers