Operational Buyer Copello is supporting a leading engineering and manufacturing organisation based in Marlow in the recruitment of an Operational Buyer to join their procurement team in Marlow. Purpose of the Role The Buyer will be responsible for ensuring the effective procurement of materials, components, major work packages and services to support business operations. The role will manage the end-to-end supply of parts across nominated commodities, ensuring appropriate commodity strategies are deployed in line with business unit requirements and internal stakeholder needs. The successful candidate will play a key role in supplier management, driving strong performance against SOTIF and SDPPM metrics, and ensuring competitive sourcing to deliver year-on-year cost savings against standard cost. The role will also contribute to identifying and implementing cost-saving initiatives and process improvements across the procurement function. Key Responsibilities * Manage end-to-end supply chain relationships with a defined group of suppliers to ensure optimal quality, cost, delivery and reliability * Negotiate and issue purchase orders in line with purchase requisitions, MRP actions and inventory strategies * Review MRP requirements to ensure component deliveries align with production needs, adjusting schedules, quantities and pricing where required * Analyse and process supplier notifica...