Junior Buyer

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Junior Buyer to join a well-established manufacturing business based in Havant, offering a salary of up to 30,000. The company will also support your professional development by funding your CIPS qualification.Working closely with the Lead Operational Buyer and wider Procurement team, you''ll play a key role in supporting the day-to-day purchasing function, ensuring materials, components and services are available to support production requirements. You''ll be responsible for placing and progressing purchase orders, managing supplier relationships, monitoring delivery performance and maintaining accurate purchasing data.Role responsibilities of the Junior Buyer include:Place and manage purchase orders for direct and indirect materials, ensuring requirements are met and orders are accurately maintained within the ERP/MRP system.Progress purchase orders from placement through to receipt, monitoring acknowledgements, delivery dates and supplier confirmations and proactively addressing overdue orders, shortages or delays.Manage relationships with assigned suppliers, monitoring on-time delivery and supplier responsiveness while supporting initiatives to improve OTIF performance and overall supplier performance.Maintain accurate purchasing and supplier data within the ERP/MRP system, supporting procurement reporting and performance metrics including overdue orders, OTIF and supplier responsiveness.Ensure purchasing documentation is ..... full job details .....