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Purchasing Buyer
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Job Opportunity: Purchasing Buyer
A motivated Purchasing Buyer is required for our market-leading, award-winning engineering client based in the Aylesbury region. In return, there is an excellent salary of circa £33k-£38k+ depending on experience, with excellent company benefits including an annual company bonus and an excellent pension scheme in an established, reputable company.
Key Responsibilities
- Purchase Order processing - Raise, manage, and process purchase orders for goods and services accurately
- Buying, purchasing, pricing, and checking availability
- Invoice and GRPO support
- Import/export documentation
- Supplier communication - regarding quotations, order progress, deliveries, pricing queries, availability issues
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Key Skills and Experience
The ideal buyer will have the following key skills and experiences:
- Good buyer, procurement, purchasing experience
- Hands-on Buying experience (2/3 years+ buyer ideally)
- CIPS qualification ideally level 3, CIPS membership, supply chain qualifications, or equivalent experience if not qualified
- Experience of procurement processes within engineering, manufacturing, or technical industries, ideally or similar
- Good systems experience, ERP, MRP, SAP, or similar
- Experience, knowledge of imports, exports, freight, customs clearance (advantageous)
- Good supplier relationship management experience and negotiation skills
This buyer role would suit a dedicated supply chain professional with good buying knowledge and experience of the procurement process. This is a great career opportunity for a dedicated procurement professional to join a small team in a forward-thinking company and develop their buying career further in this exciting, varied, fast-paced role.
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Application Process
A full job description will be discussed and submitted to suitable candidates upon application. To apply, please email your CV with salary expectations and availability and how you meet our client's buyer criteria.
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