Buyer - Newport
Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are delighted to be supporting a leading electronics manufacturer in Newport as they seek a proactive Buyer to join their growing team. This is a great opportunity to develop your career in a supportive, forward?thinking environment where your ideas and initiative are genuinely valued.
The Role
You'll support the Proposals Manager and wider engineering teams by generating accurate labour standards and contributing to competitive quotations for new and existing customers. This involves interpreting customer data packs, engineering drawings and build specifications, as well as working closely with Production Engineering, NPI, Test and Purchasing teams.
You'll also help drive continuous improvement by reviewing build times, identifying optimisation opportunities and supporting margin improvement across the business.
Key Responsibilities
Support quotation activity for new and existing customers
Interpret customer data packs to generate accurate standard times
Log and manage RFQs and maintain departmental records
Produce labour standards using automated tools and manual estimation
Work with NPI, Production Engineering and Test teams to validate data
Assist the Purchasing Bid Team when required
Review build times and ensure standards reflect real production activity
Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation
What You'll Bring
Proficiency in Excel, Word and ideally Valor
Ability to read engineering drawings (or willingness to learn)
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Good communication and customer?focused approach
Ability to learn quickly, take ownership and manage multiple tasks
Positive, proactive attitude and strong teamwork skills
Experience in electronic manufacturing (desirable)
Apply today through Hawk 3 Talent Solutions to find out more.
If you would like to apply for the role of Buyer then please email your CV to (url removed) or call Donna on (phone number removed).
Closing date is 30.02.26 Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.
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Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future