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Job Opportunity: Buyer
Location: Maidenhead
Job Type: Permanent
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Our client, a highly respected player in the manufacturing and engineering sector, is currently seeking an experienced Buyer to join their Procurement team at their head office facility. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially astute and proactive individual to play a key role in the sourcing and supply chain activities of a forward-thinking, quality-driven business.
The successful candidate will manage the end-to-end procurement process for materials, components, and services, driving cost efficiency, supply reliability, and strong vendor partnerships in support of production and operational goals.
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Key Responsibilities as a Buyer:
- Manage procurement activities for assigned commodities, ensuring optimum quality, cost, and delivery performance.
- Negotiate and place purchase orders based on MRP action messages or planner requisitions.
- Monitor and adjust supplier schedules in alignment with production needs.
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, ensuring timely resolution of issues and continuous improvement.
- Analyse and action supplier communications, including engineering and schedule changes.
- Maintain accurate supplier master data and market intelligence for your portfolio.
- Ensure suppliers meet required delivery, quality (SDPPM), and safety (SOTIF) performance metrics.
- Proactively research and qualify new suppliers to enhance sourcing strategies.
- Support the Procurement Manager in expediting critical orders and resolving supply challenges.
- Drive value engineering and process improvements to contribute to annual savings targets (PPV).
- Lead day-to-day supplier communications, including negotiating price changes, delivery terms, and special arrangements.
- Uphold responsible sourcing practices and contribute to supply chain risk assessments.
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To apply for this Buyer opportunity, you would need:
- Electrical or Electronic Buying experience
- Proven experience in managing supplier relationships and negotiating contracts
- Understanding of MRP systems and production planning requirements
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong problem-solving, prioritisation, and time-management capabilities
Desirable Qualifications as a Buyer:
- CIPS qualification (or working towards it)
- Exposure to a manufacturing/engineering production environment
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Why Apply?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable and growing business with a strong emphasis on continuous improvement, innovation, and supplier excellence. If you are looking to take your procurement career to the next level in a high-performing, collaborative environment — we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Jemma at Orion Reading.
