Average Buyer salary in South East England

BuyerGloucestershire£40.00 per hourCompany client is seeking a Buyer on a 12-month contract to join our aerospace client's Procurement Team in Filton. The role is initially onsite until fully trained. The role:Your role as a Buyer will involve handling all aspects of sourcing during a contract's life cycle. You will manage tendering processes, negotiate contracts, and find ways to reduce costs and manage changes. As the main contact, you'll lead projects as required. Your responsibilities will also include maintaining relationships with suppliers, optimising customer value, and minimizing overall costs and risks. Your responsibilities:In this role, you'll oversee sourcing activities, manage tendering processes, and negotiate contracts to secure the best purchasing terms in line with company requirements. Your responsibility extends to monitoring supplier contracts throughout their life cycle, ensuring that terms and conditions are consistently applied so that suppliers meet expectations across various dimensions (logistics, support, quality, cost, etc.). As the central point of contact for both internal and external contract matters, you'll maintain day-to-day relationships with suppliers. Additionally, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams (including Engineering, Program Management, Finance, Supply Chain, and Quality) to handle all contract-related activities. Your role also involves defining and implementing commodity strategies, conducting market analyses, and supporting global sourcing initiatives. What do we need from you? To succeed in the role of a Buyer, procurement experience essential along with experience in working in a multi-functional environment. You will also need experience in stakeholder management and influencing internal customers. Commercial / Contract / Finance knowledge is desirable. Apply now and one of our consultants will give you a call within 48 hours to discuss the next steps in your career journey. We look forward to hearing from you! Successful applicants will be required to be security screened and obtain a Basic disclosure certificate on appointment.

A successful manufacturing company require a Buyer. Applicants need previous procurement or supply chain experience, ideally within a manufacturing or engineering organisation. The Buyer will join a team of Buyers and Senior Buyers led by an experienced and supportive Procurement Manager. The Buyer will focus on operational purchasing tasks initially, before transitioning to take on more strategic and commodity focused tasks. Specific duties of the Buyer include: Raise and process purchase orders in the MRP systemRelationship building with suppliers and monitor performanceWorking collaboratively with stakeholders in production, engineering and qualityInvestigate potential new suppliers in conjunction with Procurement ManagerMaintenance of procurement department records, databases etc. Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria: Previous Purchasing or Supply Chain experience, ideally as a Buyer or Junior Buyer.Great communication and relationship building skillsExperience using an MRP/ERP system, and/or MS Office/MS ExcelDetailed and precisePrevious exposure to a manufacturing or engineering environment, would be advantageous

Leading organisation are recruiting a Buyer. Applicants should have previous experience in procurement as a Buyer, Senior Buyer, Junior or Assistant Buyer and be comfortable working in a fast-paced and fun team environment. This job is available on a fixed term contract basis. The Buyer will join a team of Buyers and Senior Buyers reporting into a Purchasing Manager. The environment is fun, fast-paced and supportive. The department has been on a journey of transformation and evolution and this vacancy has arisen due to an internal promotion. You will work within a team handling a spend of c£30m. Specific duties of the Buyer include: Manage Purchase Order process - raise, place and chaseManage suppliers against OTD/OTIF metricsEscalate supplier performance or PO issues to Purchasing SupervisorMaintain procurement department data within MRPSupport Management in the refining and improving of procurement processes Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria: Experience in procurement as a Buyer, or in a broader supply chain role with supplier liaisonExcellent teamwork and interpersonal skillsComfortable working with data and ideally some MRP experienceSelf-motivated when working in the office and remotelyComfortable working on a fixed term contract basis