Materials Buyer

Our client, a leading UK plastic recycling manufacturer, creates innovative products that protect underground utilities during construction and enhance the durability of agricultural equipment.

Role summary:

Recruiting for a Materials Buyer to join their growing Supply Chain team, you will source all raw materials and indirect supplies needed for production, manage supplier relationships, and ensure the best quality, service, and value for the business.

Key Responsibilities of a Materials Buyer include:

• Managing the supply chain for key raw materials, including qualification of suppliers, replenishment strategies, negotiating contracts and resolving general conflicts with supply base.

• Manage the procurement of the sites indirect purchasing requirements.

• Build relationships with suppliers and negotiate with them for the best pricing. Act to mitigate supplier cost increases, either through negotiation, delay of the increase or alternate supply

• Plan, schedule and monitor the movement of material through to production schedules, adjusting as required

• Negotiate, secure, and follow up on supplier commitment to ensure timely delivery of quality materials.

• Provide and maintain accurate and status reports routinely, or independently, as the need arises.

• Prioritise and follow-up on material shortages to ensure timely delivery, minimising production slowdowns or work stoppages.

• Manage ongoing raw material stock levels within agreed targets and reduce dead stock.

• Ensure compliance with the safety, health and environment requirements of materials and services.

• Variety of routine purchasing duties, such as, inputting purchase orders, correspondence, reports, expediting existing orders, coordinate return of incorrect material, etc.

• Analyse market trends and apply this knowledge to make insightful buying decisions.

• Independently trouble shoot discrepancies pertaining to purchase orders, requisitions, supplier delivers, prices, invoices, request for supplier quotes, quality assurance documents, contracts, and other purchasing actions.

• Achieve cost savings through target costing, value analysis and material management.

• Work with QA, SHE & Other Dept. Heads as necessary to determine and set the specification for goods and services.

• Work with Quality and R & D, evaluating the purchase and introduction of new items into the business.

Minimum requirements:

• Experience in supply chain, purchasing/procurement and/or contract management.

• Experience of tender process and bid management.

• Strong mathematical/ data analysis skills.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Highly motivated, organised individual who can work on multiple assignments and work effectively with minimal supervision at any given time.

• Excellent IT skills especially Microsoft Excel.

• Experience in the plastics industry (Desirable).

• Purchasing CIPS qualification L3 or equivalent experience.

In addition, you must be committed to work to the company core values of honesty and integrity, teamwork, performance, personal accountability, and customer focus.

The successful candidate will receive:

• Up to £38,000 per year

• Generous Company Pension

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Learning and Development opportunities

• Free onsite parking