Job Title: Manufacturing Buyer
Client: Global manufacturing company
Location: Bristol
Hourly Rate: Up to £18 PAYE or £23.52 Umbrella
Duration: 6-months
Working arrangements: Hybrid, 3 days per week on-site
About the Role:
As a Buyer, your mission is to ensure a consistent and sustainable supply of raw materials to meet production demands and support the sites' production schedule. They play a key role in developing operational buying capabilities through supplier management, process improvement, and team collaboration to strengthen the department's ability to support business needs.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage the procurement of raw materials to ensure consistent supply aligned with production schedules.
Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships, negotiating terms and monitoring performance to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, and reliability.
Collaborate cross-functionally with planning, production, and commercial teams to align purchasing activities with business needs and strategic goals.
Support the development of operational buying processes, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and system enhancements.
Required Experience and Skils:
Strong buying or procurement experience
Exceptional Stakeholder Management skills
Strong Planning, Organisational and Time Management skills
Strong Analytical skills with a methodical approach to Problem Solving
Influencing, communication, presentation and negotiating skills, both internally and externally
Flexible and capable of working in a complex environment
Ability to build and maintain rapport with internal and external customers / suppliers
Strong Excel and Microsoft office suite skills
Commercial awareness to make appropriate decisions balancing potentially conflicting commercial and technical drivers
If you would like to be considered for this role please don't hesitate to click apply or call Sam Pierre-Louis on 0161 383 8022 for more information.
Inclusion statement
Outsource UK is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You'll receive consideration for your application without regard to race, religion or belief, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or age.
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