Senior Buyer
- Basildon, Essex
- £30,000-35,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Solicit and negotiate supplier price, lead time and delivery quotations.
- Analyse complex data for multiple components and make decisions on the best purchasing options.
- Use the MRP system, Factory Master and any group purchasing models to support buying and quoting activities.
- Manage purchasing for all customers, including buying, expediting and pushouts.
- Enable effective supplier selection, assessment, performance and improvement.
- Develop close working relationships with other key functions (account management, engineering, quality and production) to support commercial negotiations for new projects.
- Make suggestions to improve current processes for increased operational efficiency and increase business performance: working towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
- Provide general support to the wider commercial team and Commercial Manager on key priorities and projects as required.
- Support team members with guidance and help on company processes and systems.
- Some experience of working for a manufacturing company with an understanding of electronic products and knowledge of component purchasing and commodity buying (plastics, metals etc.
- Previous buying experience, minimum 4 years.
- Excellent organisation and planning skills; confident to prioritise and juggle competing demands.
- Strong numeracy and analytical ability; using Excel and databases.
- Confident user of stock or MRP systems (IFS or Factory Master would be advantageous).
- Problem-solving and ability to think laterally to find solutions to problems.
- Excellent communication skills and confidence to liaise verbally or in writing with suppliers and other key stakeholders.