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Buyer - Engineering/Manufacturing 12 Month Contract

Grafton Recruitment
Posted 12 hours ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Inverness, Highland IV2 6TR, Scotland

Salary

£23 - £45,000 per hour

Contract type

Part Time

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  • The Buyer position is a 12-month contract role based in Inverness, with hybrid work options and travel across the UK required.
  • The role offers a rate of up to £23 per hour, which equates to approximately £45,000 on a pro-rata basis.
  • Candidates should have experience in procurement, preferably related to materials for manufacturing, along with strong communication and analytical skills.
  • Responsibilities include managing the procurement process, sourcing products, and maintaining supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of quality materials.
  • The position requires working closely with local site colleagues and being part of a broader UK and international procurement team.

Buyer (12 Month Contract)

Hybrid optional

Location: Inverness (with UK travel)

Rate: to £23/hr (c.£45,000 pro rata)

Hours: Monday-Friday 40 hours per week

Grafton Recruitment are working on behalf of a large manufacturing organisation to recruit an experienced procurement professional to manage the procurement process for their Inverness manufacturing and assembly site. This is a 12 month temporary role with a requirement to travel to other sites and suppliers.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage buying of materials for the site.
  • Sourcing product and managing supplier relationships.
  • Placing purchase orders and expediting materials.
  • Ensuring on time and in quality for materials.
  • Liaising with local site colleagues around production plans.
  • Working as part of broader UK, and international procurement team to ensure procurement strategy is followed.

Requirements:

  • Experience in procurement, ideally with materials for manufacture.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
  • Excellent commercial skills and analytical approach.

If you would like to find out more please apply, or contact Adrian Harrison (Principal Consultant - Procurement Recruitment)

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.