Buyer / Supply Chain Planner Maternity Cover: January 2026 / up to 12 months Salary: £34,000 - £36,000 Monday - Thursday: 8:30am-5pm / Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm A local manufacturing business are searching for a Buyer / Supply Chain Planner to join their team on a Maternity cover. Responsibilities: * Accurately order required volume of products using sales and forecasting available * The Buyer is responsible for Procurement of production, sales & service materials * Monitor unavailability and wastage. Contribute actively to reducing both and meeting targets * Understand importance of 100% availability, including seasonal and promotional activities and investigate all instances of non- and short- delivery to determine with the supplier an agreed plan of action to prevent recurrence * Build strong, longlasting relationship with all suppliers and other team members. * Review/approve invoice queries andssist with end of week/month procedures, including supplier credit claims * Evaluation to determine the most efficient order quantity * project purchasing resulting in budgeted cost savings * Liaise with various departments to produce accurate supplier requirement forecasts * Mange supplier relations, including reviews, monitoring and reporting, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations * To manage the daily production schedule based on customer orders, availability of ...