Role
As an experienced Procurement Buyer, your role is to be responsible for executing day‑to‑day procurement activities that support manufacturing operations, ensuring timely and cost‑effective purchase of materials, components, and services. Your responsibilities include maintaining production continuity by managing supplier orders, monitoring delivery schedules, and resolving supply issues.
Responsibilities
* Create and manage purchase orders for raw materials, components, and outsourced assemblies in line with production schedules.
* Communicate with suppliers to confirm order acknowledgements, delivery dates, and shipment details.
* Expedite or defer orders as needed to align with changing demand and production priorities.
* Monitor supplier performance on delivery and responsiveness, and elevate issues when required.
* Collaborate with planning, production, and warehouse teams to ensure material availability and inventory accuracy.
* Support onboarding of new suppliers and contract manufacturers by setting up purchasing and transactional processes.
* Track and resolve supply issues, including shortages, delays, quality concerns, and invoice discrepancies.
* Support cost control initiatives by identifying opportunities for savings and efficiency.
Required Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).
* 3+ years of experience in a purchasing, procurement, or supply chain role, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience purchasing direct materials or managing suppliers in a manufacturing setting.
* Familiarity with outsourced assemblies or contract manufacturing environments.
* Working knowledge of Incoterms, logistics, and international purchasing.
Benefits
* Share options.
* Private healthcare via Bupa with 24/7 medical helpline.
* Life insurance.
* Income protection.
* Pension: 4+% employee contribution with option to opt into salary exchange, 5% employer contribution.
* Employee Assistance Programme – mental wellbeing, financial and legal advice/support.
* 25 holidays per year.
* Full meals onsite in Wallingford.
* Fun team events on and offsite, snacks of all kinds in the office.
Equal Opportunity
Dexory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. It prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Additional Requirements
Minimum of 4 days onsite at our Wallingford location. No sponsorship or relocation assistance available.
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