Job Title: Junior Buyer

Location: North Manchester

Industry: Manufacturing

Salary: £31 - £32,000 per annum base + Amazing benefits and pension

The Business

An established global business that still has that family feel & community mentality.

If you are a Purchasing Admin / Purchasing assistant looking to progress their career in Supply Chain & Procurement this role is for you.

The business invests heavily in its people, Qualification & courses to help elevate and support your career.

Requirements:

• Between 2-4 years’ experience in a Purchasing Assistant/Admin role with some buying responsibilities in an organization managing a global supply base
• Experience of buying for an engineering department would be an advantage
• Experience of using an ERP system such as SAP or equivalent
• Responsible for researching and sourcing suppliers
• Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers on a global basis
• Negotiating prices on a variety of products
• Negotiates cost savings
• Deals with supplier invoice queries, investigates discrepancies and resolves issues
• Works with team to ensure that parts are of the agreed quality and highlights any issues

Day to Day role:

• Works as a team to drive total cost reduction across the supply chain by focusing on identifying cost down opportunities
• Identifies, plans and implements continuous improvement opportunities within the supply chain to achieve best practice
• Manages and negotiates supplier contracts on an international basis
• Uses just in time principles to meet production demands
• Works cross functionally with all areas of the business, particularly engineering and production

If this sounds like you and you and the opportunity you are looking for to grow and be part of a brilliant business and team please get in touch today!!