Buyer - Fabrication & Timber/Joinery
Location: Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry | Salary: up to £40,000 | Permanent, Full-Time Hybrid: 3 days on-site / 2 days WFH A well-established manufacturing business based on the outskirts of Coventry is looking to recruit an experienced Buyer to join their procurement team on a permanent basis. The company designs and manufactures bespoke fabricated products and joinery solutions, supplied to clients across the UK. With a supply chain that extends across the Far East as well as domestic and European suppliers, this is a hands-on operational buying role in a business that takes procurement seriously. The Buyer Role Reporting to the Senior Buyer, you'll take ownership of purchasing activity across fabrication and timber/joinery categories, working closely with production, engineering, and logistics to keep supply flowing and costs controlled. Day to day you'll be: * Placing and managing purchase orders for raw materials and components, with a focus on fabricated metal and timber/joinery categories
* Running MRP/ERP action messages, managing open order books and monitoring supplier lead times
* Coordinating with Far East and European suppliers, managing delivery schedules and resolving shortages
* Negotiating with suppliers on price, lead time, and terms
* Supporting logistics and import processes including Incoterms management
* Working from technical drawings and specifications to ensure accurate procurement
* Maintaining supplier performance data and reporting on key metrics
* Contributing to cost saving initiatives and identifying continuous improvement opportunities What We're Looking For in a Buyer * A background in operational buying within a manufacturing or engineering environment
* Hands-on experience with MRP/ERP systems (SAP experience is a genuine advantage)
* Comfortable working from technical drawings and specs
* Some exposure to Far East sourcing is strongly preferred; a clear appetite to develop in this area will also be considered
* Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups)
* Commercially sharp, well-organised, and comfortable managing a high volume of open orders
* Excellent communicator, able to work cross-functionally and build good supplier relationships What's On Offer * Salary up to £40,000 depending on experience
* Bonus scheme (3-5%)
* Hybrid working (3 days Coventry office / 2 days WFH)
* Genuine development opportunity within a growing procurement function This role is commutable from Coventry, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Birmingham, Nuneaton, and surrounding areas. INDL
Location: Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry | Salary: up to £40,000 | Permanent, Full-Time Hybrid: 3 days on-site / 2 days WFH A well-established manufacturing business based on the outskirts of Coventry is looking to recruit an experienced Buyer to join their procurement team on a permanent basis. The company designs and manufactures bespoke fabricated products and joinery solutions, supplied to clients across the UK. With a supply chain that extends across the Far East as well as domestic and European suppliers, this is a hands-on operational buying role in a business that takes procurement seriously. The Buyer Role Reporting to the Senior Buyer, you'll take ownership of purchasing activity across fabrication and timber/joinery categories, working closely with production, engineering, and logistics to keep supply flowing and costs controlled. Day to day you'll be: * Placing and managing purchase orders for raw materials and components, with a focus on fabricated metal and timber/joinery categories
* Running MRP/ERP action messages, managing open order books and monitoring supplier lead times
* Coordinating with Far East and European suppliers, managing delivery schedules and resolving shortages
* Negotiating with suppliers on price, lead time, and terms
* Supporting logistics and import processes including Incoterms management
* Working from technical drawings and specifications to ensure accurate procurement
* Maintaining supplier performance data and reporting on key metrics
* Contributing to cost saving initiatives and identifying continuous improvement opportunities What We're Looking For in a Buyer * A background in operational buying within a manufacturing or engineering environment
* Hands-on experience with MRP/ERP systems (SAP experience is a genuine advantage)
* Comfortable working from technical drawings and specs
* Some exposure to Far East sourcing is strongly preferred; a clear appetite to develop in this area will also be considered
* Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups)
* Commercially sharp, well-organised, and comfortable managing a high volume of open orders
* Excellent communicator, able to work cross-functionally and build good supplier relationships What's On Offer * Salary up to £40,000 depending on experience
* Bonus scheme (3-5%)
* Hybrid working (3 days Coventry office / 2 days WFH)
* Genuine development opportunity within a growing procurement function This role is commutable from Coventry, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Birmingham, Nuneaton, and surrounding areas. INDL
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