Average Buyer salary in Cambridgeshire

Engineering Buyer We are a hugely successful and pioneering machinery manufacturer proud to be delivering innovative, bespoke solutions and turnkey systems to our customers all over the world. Due to our continuing growth, we now have an exciting new position for an Engineering Buyer within our busy and fast-paced purchasing team. The Engineering Buyer will play a pivotal role in supporting the Purchasing department with the implementation of new strategies, policies, and procedures with a key focus on negotiating and placing orders for machined components and other direct and indirect products. You will become a key stakeholder in the supply chain management process within our business through delivery of objectives including procurement of materials, supplier management, requests for quotations and much more We can offer an attractive salary, 25 days holiday, good pension contributions and an early Friday finish and we invite applications from Engineering Buyers with the following attributes: Proven purchasing experience within an engineering/manufacturing environment.Understanding of engineering drawings.A basic understanding of manufacturing processes.Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft OfficeExperience in ERP/MRP systems.Contractual and commercial awareness. When applying for this role, please indicate your current salary (plus benefits package), minimum salary required, notice period and your reasons for wishing to move from your current company. Alliance Consulting is acting as an employment agency in this respect. Alliance Consulting specialise in the placement of engineers throughout the UK. By sending us your CV you are explicitly consenting to our processing of your personal data on a computer database and/or in manual files for the purpose of evaluating your application for employment. This processing will be carried out in accordance with the UK Data Protection Act 1998. By applying for this role you hereby consent to us submitting your CV to our client. If you do not wish your CV to be sent to our client then you must clearly state this to us. Equally, if there are any companies that you do not wish your CV to be sent to (for whatever reason), then please let us know of this when you apply.

Job Title: Commodity Buyer Location: Peterborough Shift: Monday - Friday (8am -4.30pm Office based) Salary: up to £45,000 per annum The Role Develop and maintain commodity strategics for a specific range of commodities, ensuring that our client is kept up to date on marketplace commercial and technical developments as well as potential suppliers.Evaluating cost data and analysis forms and identifying any cost saving opportunities.Dealing with contractual negotiations with current and potential suppliersUnderstanding tools and techniques to close cost gaps and looking at value for money whilst maintaining existing supplier relationshipsManaging supplier performanceProviding procurement and commercial input into cross-functional teams that effectively contributes to the organisation's goalsWorking closely with the quality departmentConstantly striving for process improvement opportunities and focussing on 'best practice' initiativesIdentifying supplier risk and develop risk mitigation strategiesLead and promote good supplier relationshipsCarry out any other duties required within the purpose of the job The Candidate The successful candidate for this role would ideally be CIPS qualified with a minimum of 4 years' experience of working as a buyer within a manufacturing environment.Experience of negotiating with suppliersIntermediate level for MS Excel with the ability to analyse dataExperience of using ERP/MRP systemsExcellent communication skills with results driven attitudeAbility to work under pressure

Are you an experienced Buyer looking for a new challenge with a proactive and successful engineering company? If so, please read on as this opportunity may be of interest to you. My client is looking to strengthen their team with someone experienced in purchasing / procurement who can demonstrate experience in the following areas; Sourcing products and materialsSourcing, monitoring and managing suppliersStrong negotiation, problem solving and analytical skillsLiaise with production to ensure availability of raw materials to suit production needs With broad purchasing experience, you will ideally be a strong problem solver who has worked within engineering or manufacturing environments and understand the challenges of sourcing technical materials and components. Highly organised with good IT and MRP skills, you will be used to multitasking and working under pressure. If you would like to find out more about this role, please do contact me asap and forward your CV. This role is easily commutable from Bury St Edmunds, Mildenhall, Diss, Thetford, Norwich, Attleborough, Wymondham, Stowmarket, Brandon and many more places within Suffolk and Norfolk. This role may interest you if you have worked previously as a Buyer, Project Buyer, Procurement Specialist, Strategic Buyer or similar.