Candour Talent are recruiting a Buyer for their client based in Newport. * Employment Type: Permanent/Full Time * Working Hours: Monday to Friday * Salary: £33k to 35k NEG We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Buyer to join our client’s Purchasing team. The successful candidate will be responsible for overall supplier management and price negotiations, to ensure the most cost-effective, timely and efficient supply of materials and/or services. The Role: * Maintaining ongoing supplier relationships * Monitor, negotiate, and report supplier price changes * Conduct periodic commodity surveys to obtain price comparisons; evaluate market trends to develop new services and create cost savings * Responsible for forecasting market trends affecting material and service availability costs, raw material and products * Select new and alternative sources of supply and in collaboration with technical staff select new and alternative materials and services, providing technical and/or commercial advantage to the company * Ensure all purchasing requisitions and programmes are correct and reflect the current supplier’s lead-times, keeping management and user departments informed where changes threaten work programmes * Identify potential problem areas and recommend changes * Follow up on rejected material and obtain necessary credit * Minimise the company’s exposure reg...