Buyer

BuyerLocation: Aston, Birmingham Salary: Competitive Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30am-4:30pm Friday 7:30am-1:30pmBuyerAre you an experienced Buyer looking for a role where you can directly influence production, supplier performance, and business success?We''re recruiting for a Buyer to join a specialist engineering and manufacturing business producing high-value, low-volume products for critical applications. This is an opportunity to join an established purchasing team where supplier relationships, attention to detail, and problem-solving are genuinely valued.The successful Buyer will take ownership of a supplier portfolio focused on machined and fabricated components, ensuring critical parts are delivered on time, in full, and to specification to support manufacturing operations.What You''ll Be DoingAs a Buyer, you''ll play a key role in maintaining supplier performance and ensuring manufacturing schedules remain on track.Key responsibilities include:Managing suppliers of machined, fabricated, and engineered componentsRaising and managing purchase ordersObtaining quotations and evaluating supplier performanceExpediting deliveries and resolving supply chain issuesBuilding strong supplier relationships through regular communicationWorking closely with Engineering, Planning, Quality, and Production teamsManaging delivery schedules and supplier lead timesMaintaining accurate ERP/MRP and purchasing recordsUsing Excel to analyse purchasing and supplier dataWhat We''re Looking ForTo ..... full job details .....