Buyer

BuyerLocation: Aston, Birmingham

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30am-4:30pm Friday 7:30am-1:30pm

BuyerLooking for a Buyer role where you can genuinely make an impact?

We're recruiting for a Buyer to join a well-established engineering and manufacturing business producing highly engineered, low-volume products for critical applications.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive supply chain team where you'll build supplier relationships, solve problems, and play a key role in keeping manufacturing operations running smoothly.

Whether you're already working as a Buyer or have developed purchasing experience within a manufacturing environment, this role offers long-term stability, exposure to complex engineering products, and the opportunity to develop your procurement career within a respected business.

The RoleAs a Buyer, you'll be responsible for managing supplier relationships and ensuring the timely delivery of critical components into the manufacturing operation.

Duties will include:

Managing purchase orders and supplier schedules

Developing and maintaining strong supplier relationships

Expediting orders and resolving supply issues

Monitoring supplier performance and delivery commitments

Obtaining quotations and supporting sourcing activities

Working closely with planning, production, quality and engineering teams

Maintaining accurate information within ERP/MRP systems

Using Excel to analyse and manage purchasing data

Supporting continuous improvement across the supply chain functionWhat We're Looking ForTo be successful in this Buyer role, you'll ideally have:

Previous experience as a Buyer, Junior Buyer, Purchasing Coordinator, Procurement Coordinator or similar

Experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment

Experience purchasing engineered components, machined parts, assemblies, or manufactured products

Strong supplier relationship management skills

Experience using ERP/MRP systems (SAP, EFACS, Epicor, Oracle, Sage or similar)

Good Excel skills

Strong communication skills and a professional approach

Excellent attention to detail and organisational skillsDesirable

CIPS qualification or working towards CIPS

Degree within Supply Chain, Procurement, Business or Engineering

Aerospace, Automotive, Defence, Electronics or Precision Engineering experienceWhy Apply?

Join an established and supportive procurement team

Work with technically complex engineered products

Stable business with long-term growth plans

Modern manufacturing environment

Early finish every Friday

Opportunity to develop your procurement career

Competitive salary of up to £40,000This position would suit a Buyer, Junior Buyer, Purchasing Coordinator, Procurement Coordinator, or Supply Chain professional looking to develop within a fast-paced engineering and manufacturing environment.

Please reach out to Luke @ team Midlands - (url removed)

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