Materials Buyer

Active Staff are proud to be working with an innovative Design and Manufacturing business in Andover. They are looking to bolster the team with an experienced Materials Buyer that has a background in buying for Manufacturing companies. You will be joining a truly fantastic company who have very little staff turnover and a company who really invests in their staff.

The working hours are Monday to Thursday 8:00am - 17:00pm and Friday 8:45am - 15:00pm.

The benefits for the Materials Buyer:

• 25 days holiday + BH
• Up to £38,000kpa
• Flexi holiday (opportunity to buy more holiday)
• Monthly social events paid by the company
• Stable company that have very little turnover
• Pension scheme
• On-site parking

The role of the Materials Buyer:

• Work part of the purchasing team and be responsible for the Materials buying/planning for the manufacture of complex systems
• Process and mange orders to ensure suppliers are delivering in the correct time frames with all cost and stock hold requirements being adhered to
• Problem solve scenarios using a detailed insight of a manufacturing based MRP system to ensure that risk of excess stock and cost is minimised
• Proactively look for cost savings through consolidation and negotiation with existing suppliers and sourcing and developing new suppliers
• Ensure that existing suppliers are maintaining agreed cost and lead-time arrangements
• Prepare and circulate internal management reports
• Maintain accuracy on system inputted data and allow the best visibility for the planning and production departments
• Liaise closely with customer facing managers to ensure the purchasing and decisions are informed and as accurate as possible

Ideal experience of the Materials Buyer:

• Experience working in a buying role
• Experience in working with procurement platforms (Sage/CIM)
• Strong communication skills and confidence to speak to clients and customers at all levels
• Previous experience within Manufacturing
• Strong Administrative and data entry skills
• Good attention to detail
• Strong negotiation skills
• Self initiative to manage own workload without the need to be micromanaged