Buyer

Are you a Buyer from a High-Mix, Low Volume manufacturing / engineering environment, who would like to work for a business that prides itself on the reliability, precision and premium finishing standards it provides to its clients who work on exciting projects around both in the UK and around the world?Our client, a well established, industry leading manufacturer of bespoke, high end hardware products have an exciting Buyer opportunity within purchasing team, where you''ll be responsible for playing a crucial role in ensuring the OTIF (on time in full) target is met by managing key purchasing / buying activities focused on materials, complex make-to-order components and multiple subcontracted services. As a Buyer, you will be ensuring supply continuity and OTIF/ quality expectations are met; cost control; strong supplier relationships and management; and the accuracy of ERP data, whilst being the first point of contact for your colleagues internally for escalated queries in this highly collaborative and fast paced working environment. As a Buyer, your role will involve:Converting Material Requirements Planning (MRP) demand into POsPlacing and chasing orders with suppliers for subcontracted servicesChasing and expediting orders with suppliersActing as the point of contact for Production and Sales on order status and queriesActioning MRP expectations and preventing shortagesSupporting supplier performance, development and improvement - e.g. OTIF, quality, costSupporting order ..... full job details .....