22 buyer jobs found

Our client is seeking a proactive & highly organised Buyer to take full ownership of the purchasing function. This is a standalone role responsible for managing end-to-end procurement activity, supplier relationships, and stock flow across the business. The ideal candidate will be confident working independently while maintaining strong communication with the Finance team and wider operational departments. Job Details Purchasing & Procurement Manage the full purchasing cycle, from raising purchase orders to delivery confirmation. Source required materials, equipment, and services in line with business needs. Ensure cost-effective purchasing while maintaining compliance with company standards. Work with external procurement teams to support larger project requirements. Supplier Management Liaise daily with suppliers to negotiate pricing, lead times, and terms. Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure reliability and quality. Monitor supplier...

Are you an experienced Engineering Buyer looking to join a dynamic team and play a key role in delivering high-profile projects? Adecco is proud to partner with a leading organisation in Liverpool seeking a proactive and detail-oriented professional to support procurement and project administration. Location: Liverpool Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum Employment Type: Full-time Key Responsibilities Maintain trackers and logs for accurate project reporting. Coordinate workflows, approvals, and communication across departments. Organise and manage project documentation to meet compliance standards. Track procurement activities, monitor orders, and liaise with suppliers. Expedite urgent orders and resolve discrepancies with teams. Maintain structured document control for all project files. Verify delivery notes and certificates for audit compliance. Assist with monthly project reports and procurement status updates. Distribute updated documentation to stakeholders promptly....

Job Title: Senior Buyer Location: Warwick or Wokingham (Hybrid - 1 day a fortnight, fully remote considered) Contract Length: 6 month Contract Day Rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35 via Umbrella) About the Role We're seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to lead strategic, high-value procurement tenders within a critical national infrastructure programme. This is a unique opportunity to work on multi-billion-pound contracts that deliver greener, more affordable energy solutions for the UK. You'll manage complex procurement processes end-to-end, from market engagement through to contract award, ensuring compliance and driving value beyond cost savings. This is not a transactional role - it's a chance to make a strategic impact in a highly governed environment. Key Responsibilities Act as procurement sourcing lead for 1-2 strategic tenders at a time, identifying the best sourcing strategies and leading events from market engagement through to contract award. Project manage...

Mane are currently recruiting for a Buyer to support our clients procurement team in Belfast, Northern Ireland. About the Role We are seeking a sharp, proactive Buyer to join a fast-moving, innovative team. In this role, you'll manage procurement of technical components, systems, and services that are critical to manufacturing and operational success. You'll work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams to ensure materials and products are delivered on time, at the right cost, and to the highest quality standards. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially astute, technically confident professional to make a real impact. Key Responsibilities Manage end-to-end procurement of complex, multi-SKU technical products. Source strategically across key commodities while optimising tail spend. Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, ensuring performance, cost efficiency, and quality compliance. Lead commercial negotiations and...

Job Title: Senior Buyer - Temp to Perm! Location: Paddock Wood Pay: £19.00 - £21.95 per hour / Upto 40k salary once permanent Contract Details: Full-Time | Temp to Perm Responsibilities: Join our client's Purchasing Department as a Senior Buyer and play a pivotal role in ensuring the company's purchasing requirements are met with precision! 🌟 Your key responsibilities will include: Collaborating with the purchasing team to ensure timely project completion. Covering day-to-day purchasing duties in the absence of the Supply Chain Manager. Assisting in annual budget preparations and providing valuable insights on capital expenditures. Overseeing the materials requirement plan for accuracy and timeliness. analysing market conditions and managing stock levels effectively. Meeting and assessing suppliers, negotiating contract terms, and conducting site visits. Maintaining strong relationships with existing suppliers and mentoring junior team members. Securing long-term cost...

About the Client Our client a leading distributor in their field across Europe are looking for a buyer to join the team. This is a temporary role with the view to become permanent. Reporting to: Head of Procurement Location: Stopsley, Luton, LU2 8DL Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday – 1 day working from home Salary: £15.38 - £17.94 per hour About the role As a buyer, you will play a vital role in maintaining optimum stock levels, ensuring smooth procurement processes, and supporting the supply chain function. You'll be responsible for sourcing products, managing supplier communication, and helping ensure products arrive on time, in full, and meet agreed specifications. This role is ideal for someone with strong attention to detail, great communication skills, and the drive to thrive in a fast-paced environment. The responsibilities include: Procurement & Order Management * Process purchasing requisitions * Carefully evaluate stock levels and order to...

Job Title: Buyer Location: Paddock Wood area Remuneration: Up to £19ph depending on experience Contract Details: Temporary, Full Time (2 positions available) Hours: 35 hours per week, suggested 7.30am-4.30pm but can be flex Essential skills required: SAP Responsibilities: Join our client's dynamic Purchasing Department as a Buyer, where your skills will shine in a fast-paced manufacturing environment! Your main tasks will include: Analyse buying trends, manage stock, and adapt to demand changes Maintain accurate electronic and manual records Interpret requirement plans and adjust order cover as needed Drive purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery Track and report supplier performance Collaborate with accounts on budgets, forecasts, and financial data Act as SAP Super User for Purchasing Process Engineering Change Notes (ECNs) Assess and negotiate with suppliers; conduct site visits and audits Build strong supplier relationships and resolve quality issues Secure cost...

Buyer (12 month Temporary Contract) Based in North East (Possibility of hybrid working) Grafton Recruitment are working witha large corporate organisation to appoint an experienced procurement professional on a 12 month temporary contract. The role will require you to work across a broad selection of materials and services, sourcing product, negotiating pricing and working within existing contracts to secure product. You will work on tendering projects to negotiate pricing and terms, and set up agreements and frameworks across build, facilities, and engineering projects. You will identify opportunities for improvement and work to deliver cost and time savings in process, and manage supplier performance to ensure this is optimised. Requirements: Previous experience in procurement role with solid understanding of end to end contract process Knowledge of tendering process and aware of contract terms Previous experience of negotiation of terms and pricing Ideally within...

Senior Technical Buyer – 3-Month Contract  Location: Silverstone, UK Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract (3 Months) Rate: £350 - £400 a day  An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Technical Buyer to join a leading Formula 1 team on a 3-month contract, based at their world-class facility in Silverstone. This role is ideal for a proactive and detail-oriented procurement professional with experience sourcing and purchasing technical components within composite or metallic manufacturing environments. You’ll play a key role in supporting build and development activities by ensuring the timely supply of critical materials and components for ongoing F1 projects. Key Responsibilities Manage the procurement of materials, components, and assemblies to meet production and engineering requirements. Liaise closely with suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing teams to ensure on-time delivery and quality compliance. Negotiate prices, lead times, and terms to support cost and schedule...

Junior Technical Buyer – 3-Month Contract Location: Silverstone, UK Rate: £200 – £250 a day A fantastic opportunity has become available for a Junior Technical Buyer to join a leading Formula 1 team on a short-term contract at their world-class facility in Silverstone. This role is perfect for someone early in their procurement career who has experience working with technical components—particularly within engineering, manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, or composites. You will support the procurement function by helping to source materials and components essential for ongoing F1 build and development programmes, ensuring parts are delivered accurately and on time. Key Responsibilities Assist with purchasing materials, components, and assemblies to support engineering and production requirements. Work closely with senior buyers, suppliers, and internal teams to follow up on orders and ensure timely delivery. Help prepare and raise purchase orders in the ERP system....

Buyer - 6M Contract  SF Recrutiment are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Buyer to take ownership of operational purchasing activities within a busy production environment in Newton Abbot. This role ensures that materials, components, and services are sourced in line with cost, quality and delivery requirements, supporting uninterrupted manufacturing operations. Role is a 6 month contract position You will work closely with production, planning, engineering and supplier teams to maintain optimal stock levels, resolve supply issues quickly and drive best-value procurement. Key Duties (Summarised) Raise and manage purchase orders to ensure materials, components and services are delivered on time. Expedite and track deliveries, resolving any delays or supply issues quickly to protect production. Maintain stock levels using MRP/ERP planning tools, preventing shortages and excess inventory. Liaise with suppliers daily to confirm pricing, lead times and order status; escalate...

Engineering Buyer Location: Shipley Salary: £39,300 PA Benefits: Non-contractual annual bonus, enhanced pension scheme, 33 days holiday, Westfield Health, and flexible working hours. Contract: 18 month FTC with potential to extend About the Company Our client is a global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of high-speed metal forming and finishing machinery, with operations in 41 countries and an annual turnover exceeding $8.5 billion. Recognised with multiple Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for innovation, international trade, and sustainable development, this is an organisation that combines technical excellence with a commitment to continuous improvement and customer success. About the Role We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Engineering Buyer to join the Procurement team on an initial 6 month fixed term contract (with scope to be extended). This key position ensures the timely and cost-effective procurement of aftermarket and service parts for complex...

Procurement Category Buyer Belfast, Northern Ireland 12 month contract  Rates: Negotiable (DOE)  Overview A major aerospace manufacturer is expanding its procurement function and seeking a Procurement Category Buyer to support a high-profile integration project. This role plays a key part in aligning indirect procurement processes following a recent acquisition, ensuring smooth transition across systems, suppliers, and stakeholders. Based in Belfast, you’ll work closely with local teams and a broader transnational network to drive consistency, deliver value, and strengthen supplier performance across the business. Key Responsibilities Maintain compliance with company policies, processes, and regulatory requirements. Develop strong working relationships with internal stakeholders across multiple divisions. Act as the link between suppliers and internal multifunctional teams, ensuring a unified approach. Oversee supplier performance, focusing on contract adherence, quality,...

TITLE: Buyer/Supply Planner JOB REF: T3465 EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Temporary ongoing with an Immediate Start LOCATION: Loughborough SALARY: Up to £29,000 dependent on experience HOURS: Monday to Friday 36.25 hours per week DURATION: Temping on an ongoing basis JR Personnel are an employment agency acting on behalf of a client who is for a Buyer/Supply Planner to manage a portfolio of products and suppliers. The Opportunity: Our client, a world leader in its industry and is seeking a candidate with knowledge and experience of purchasing/inventory management in a distribution environment. This is a temporary position within the Buying dept to start immediately. As this is working within a distribution organisation, similar experience within this arena would certainly be advantageous. The Company: Have the opportunity to gain experience within a global, award winning company who pride themselves on their commitment to providing excellent customer service with world leading products. Role...

Job Specification: Manufacturing Engineer (4-6 Month Contract) Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to lead the industrialisation and readiness activities for a portfolio of 15 products. This role will focus on defining production processes, preparing manufacturing documentation, ensuring production readiness, and coordinating material availability. The ideal candidate will be proactive, structured, and able to support both engineering and production teams through prototype and early-build phases. Key Responsibilities Production Planning & Industrialisation Develop and define a full production plan for a portfolio of 15 products. Create clear and comprehensive work instructions suitable for the production environment. Establish and document standard process times for each operation. Launch products into the ERP system, ensuring accurate and complete master data. Chair Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs) for each product to ensure build...

Join Our International Client in Felling as a Indirect Procurement buyer In this role, you will lead and drive the buying process for your assigned area, ensuring competitive pricing, optimal service, and quality standards under the best possible terms and conditions. You will also support the implementation of global category strategies and contribute to the development of regional strategies within your geographic responsibility, working closely under the guidance of the relevant Global or Regional Category Manager. Key responsibilities Source, support and facilitate the acquisition of goods and services. Support the attainment of procurement goals, both global, regional and local, related but not limited to saving, cost avoidance, supplier reduction, payment term improvement, catalogue buying, process improvement, sustainability, etc. Create and maintain relevant data for seamless execution of NPR buying process. Such data include but not limited to vendor information,...

Procurement Specialist/Buyer                    Certain Advantage are hiring for a Procurement Specialist based in Filton.  This role is on an initial contract basis till June 2026 and is hybrid. Responsibilities Manage strategic aluminium (extrusions) suppliers and ensure alignment with company procurement strategy. Deliver MFT projects on time, cost, and quality. Oversee end-to-end management of the Aluminium ConBid process, including demand monitoring, allocation optimisation, and mitigation of contractual risks. Support company-wide cost improvement programs and deployment of commodity strategies. Lead supplier selection, negotiation, and development activities, ensuring contracts and systems are aligned. Supervise Transfer of Work activities and manage supplier-related risks (financial, strategic, monopoly).  Individual Accountabilities Manage MFT project planning, reporting, and financial adherence. Develop and maintain key supplier and internal stakeholder...

Supply Chain Officer Flintshire - Hybrid Working Contract until September 2026 * Likely to be extended beyond £21.68 per hour PAYE  - £29.00 per hour umbrella   An exciting opportunity has opened within the Supply Chain operations organisation for the position of Supply Officer based in Flintshire on a Sub-Contract Basis until September 2026 and is likely to be extended beyond. This is a perfect opportunity to work on a dynamic network between Flintshire Plant, the Final Assembly Lines, and the Procurement world. The successful candidate will be able to take advantage of the latest hybrid working benefits, sharing time between home and office-based activities. The successful candidate will drive supplier performance across the end-to-end supply chain in a fastmoving, digital environment. Responsibilities: Daily management of the supplier portfolio using existing business tools and future digitalization means. Anticipation of risks and drive mitigation actions. Demand and...

Job Title: Document Controller Location: Rosyth Role Overview: We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly motivated Document Controller to support the successful delivery of large-scale process-engineering projects. This role focuses on the management, compilation, and distribution of project documentation for key markets, including marine liquefied gas transportation and storage, working with major shipyards and global oil majors. The Document Controller will play a critical role in ensuring documentation is accurate, complete, and delivered on time, supporting both internal teams and external stakeholders. Main Responsibilities: Receive, review, and process supplier documentation to ensure compliance with purchase order requirements. Expedite suppliers to ensure timely submission of final documents. Prepare, compile, and maintain electronic Final Manuals. Liaise with external print companies for manual production and delivery. Prepare and dispatch Final Manuals in...

National Account Manager Location: Home Based (Occasional Travel) Salary: Pay Rate £28.33 Per Hour - £31.48 Contract: 12 Months Job Description I am working with one of the world's leading and most well-known manufacturing brands. My client has a fantastic track record and reputation for innovation and quality with a real commitment to exploring and encouraging creativity. Their commitment to quality, commitment to innovation and employee centric approach make them an excellent employee to work with and their reputation as an employer is every bit as strong as their reputation as a manufacturing company. They are now looking for a National Account Manager to join their Consumer Business Group division in the Retail and Office Channel. This is an exciting opportunity to join the business and sell into major distributors and wholesalers nationwide. As a Key Account Manager you will have an impact by: Manage national accounts within the UK&I Retail & Office sales...