Junior Buyer

Successful engineering business require a Junior Buyer. Applicants need procurement, purchasing or supply chain experience, ideally within a manufacturing/engineering business and ideally have previous MRP/ERP exposure. The Junior Buyer will join a small procurement team reporting to the Procurement and Supply Chain Manager. The role will focus on operational purchasing tasks - managing the purchase order process, expediting, and monitoring inventory levels, ensuring continuity of supply to the business. Specific duties of the Junior Buyer include:Management of purchase order processRelationship building with suppliers and performance monitoringExpeditingMonitoring of inventory levelsLiaison with technical and sales colleagues Junior Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:Previous Procurement, Purchasing or Supply Chain experience, ideally in the capacity of Buyer, Junior Buyer, Purchasing Assistant, Procurement Administrator, Expeditor, materials planning, logistics etcExperience using an MRP/ERP system, or strong MS Excel skillsExcellent communicator and relationship builderComfortable working onsite 5 days per week. ..... full job details .....