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Jacob Thomas Associates

Banbury

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GBP 10,000 - 40,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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A specialist manufacturer in Banbury is on the lookout for a skilled Buyer to join their team. This role involves managing purchase orders, negotiating with suppliers, and ensuring timely delivery of materials. The ideal candidate will have experience in purchasing mechanical components, strong negotiation skills, and a keen attention to detail. You'll be responsible for developing supplier relationships, optimizing procurement strategies, and ensuring compliance with company policies. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic team in a growing organization, where your skills will make a significant impact on operations.

Time off over Christmas

Staff events

Free car parking

Experience in purchasing mechanical and electrical components and systems.
Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential.

Manage purchase orders and requisitions, ensuring timely material supply.
Negotiate contracts and build supplier relationships for effective sourcing.

Purchasing mechanical components

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Decision-making skills

Computer literacy

Salary: £30,000 to £40,000 per annum, DOE

Shift Pattern: 08:00 am – 17:00 pm Monday to Friday

Location: Banbury

Our client, a specialist manufacturer based in Banbury, is seeking a Buyer. The Buyer will be responsible for managing purchase orders and requisitions, liaising with suppliers, building relationships, and ensuring the supplier meets the schedule of the build plan while ordering materials on time.

The Benefits:

Time off over Christmas
Staff events
Free car parking

The Role:

Develop supplier relations for the supply of all parts to support multiple departments
Negotiate purchases of materials with suppliers
Build and maintain a supply base while focusing on supplier development
Develop good relationships with suppliers to ensure demand for materials is met and deliveries are made on time
Support the general process for improvement to ensure efficient and reliable sourcing of materials
Develop procurement strategy, establish purchasing budgets, plans, policies, systems, and procedures within the organisation
Negotiate key contract terms and conditions to optimise value and compliance
Ensure that internal operations and supplier activities align with company policies
Product definition, attributes, and specification cascade for sourcing activities
Ensure the planning system is accurate and up to date
Negotiate costs down where appropriate
Manage supplier payments to ensure material planning and production processes are not disrupted

Our Ideal Candidate:

Experience in purchasing mechanical and electrical components and systems
Experience managing POs, requisitions, and possess strong attention to detail along with a high level of computer literacy and competence
Strong communication, negotiation, and organisational skills
Calm under pressure
Ability to take ownership and manage the purchasing process from end to end
Decisive decision-making skills that consider facts, goals, constraints, and risks
Aerospace or automotive experience is an advantage
Able to fact-find information, identify key issues, compare data from different sources, and draw appropriate conclusions to arrive at solutions
Comply with all company policies and procedures

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