Buyer - Reed : Job Details

We are looking for an Operations Buyer to join our Procurement team. Reporting to the Senior Buyer, the successful candidate will lead day-to-day procurement and supplier management activities. The role requires ensuring timely and complete delivery of materials and services to meet MRP demand, and a professional approach to stakeholder and supplier management tasks. This a full time role and offers a 4 day working week, with Fridays off!

Day to Day of the role:

• Raise Purchase orders for goods, materials, and services in line with MRP and non-stock business demand.
• Analyse stock usage to ensure resource and stock holding decisions align with business needs.
• Proactively work within the MRP system, utilising reports and supplier information to provide visibility of supply issues.
• Provide up-to-date material cost information based on supplier quotes, negotiating best prices and ensuring accurate product quotations.
• Complete new costing requests to support sales function demand.
• Achieve annualised productivity targets to support fiscal year plans.
• Develop supplier relationships and ensure supplier KPIs are met in collaboration with the Senior Operations Buyer.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Self-motivated with the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Proven background in developing strong relationships with suppliers.
• Determined character with a results-oriented approach and the ability to achieve objectives.
• Supply Chain experience (preferably 3+ years).
• Experience in negotiating with suppliers.
• Proficient in ERP systems.

Benefits:

• We work 4 days per week! Our staff enjoy working Monday-Thursday and having Friday off every week.
• 28 days holiday including bank holiday + Fridays off every week.
• Long service awards and holidays.
• Company sick pay policy
• Medicash healthcare scheme
• 6% company pension contributions
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life assurance scheme – 4 x annual salary
• Corporate eye care vouchers

To apply for the Buyer position, please apply via the link on this page today