Location: Aston, Birmingham
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30am-4:30pm Friday 7:30am-1:30pm

Are you an experienced Buyer looking for a role where you can directly influence production, supplier performance, and business success?

We're recruiting for a Buyer to join a specialist engineering and manufacturing business producing high-value, low-volume products for critical applications. This is an opportunity to join an established purchasing team where supplier relationships, attention to detail, and problem-solving are genuinely valued.

The successful Buyer will take ownership of a supplier portfolio focused on machined and fabricated components, ensuring critical parts are delivered on time, in full, and to specification to support manufacturing operations.

As a Buyer, you'll play a key role in maintaining supplier performance and ensuring manufacturing schedules remain on track.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing suppliers of machined, fabricated, and engineered components
• Raising and managing purchase orders
• Obtaining quotations and evaluating supplier performance
• Expediting deliveries and resolving supply chain issues
• Building strong supplier relationships through regular communication
• Working closely with Engineering, Planning, Quality, and Production teams
• Managing delivery schedules and supplier lead times
• Maintaining accurate ERP/MRP and purchasing records
• Using Excel to analyse purchasing and supplier data

To be successful in this Buyer role, you'll ideally have:

• Previous experience as a Buyer, Assistant Buyer, Junior Buyer, Purchasing Coordinator, or Procurement Coordinator
• Experience purchasing machined components, fabricated parts, castings, assemblies, or engineered products
• Experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment
• Strong supplier relationship management skills
• ERP/MRP system experience
• Good Excel skills, including reporting and data analysis
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail

• Aerospace, Defence, Automotive, Precision Engineering, Electronics, or Industrial Manufacturing experience
• CIPS qualification or working towards CIPS
• SAP or EFACS experience

• British Passport Holder (required due to security clearance considerations and customer requirements)
• Ability to commute to Aston, Birmingham
• Comfortable working primarily onsite as part of a collaborative supply chain team

• Join a stable and growing engineering manufacturer
• Work with highly engineered, bespoke products
• Be part of a supportive and experienced supply chain team
• Early Friday finish every week
• Competitive salary up to £40,000
• Long-term career opportunity with a strong team culture

This role would suit an experienced Buyer, Assistant Buyer, Junior Buyer, or Procurement Coordinator looking to develop within a fast-paced engineering and manufacturing environment.

Thank you for your application. Due to the volume of applications received, we cannot respond to every applicant individually. If you have not heard from us within five working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Please reach out to Luke in Team Midlands - [email protected]

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