Buyer (steel engineering)
Location
Oldbury, West Midlands | United Kingdom
Job description
Professional recruitment dedicated to the steelwork industry
Buyer (steel engineering)
We are delighted to be recruiting a Buyer to join a well-established and highly successful steelwork engineering company based nr Oldbury and is easily commutable from surrounding locations. On offer is a very good starting salary, a rewarding career, and a friendly & supportive working environment.
Buyer Duties include:
• Maintaining and building upon the relationships with the company’s current supplier network.
• Working with the business Directors to understand workload and sales forecasts to ensure purchasing strategy meets the requirements of the business.
• Sourcing prices and purchasing a range of products ranging from raw materials (metals) through to consumables such as nuts and bolts.
• Ensure that delivery dates are in line with requirements for the various divisions within the business.
• Logging all communications, enquiries, orders etc on the ERP system.
• Visiting suppliers and the company’s European office (up to approx. 10 trips to Germany/Holland per year).
• Working individually, as well as part of a team and with the Procurement Director too.
Buyer requirements:
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience working as a Buyer for a manufacturing business.
• Experience working with raw materials such as steel/metal is advantageous BUT NOT essential.
• Be financially/commercially astute.
• Be organised, have good communication & negotiation skills & ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Happy to take short visits to European offices and suppliers (up to approx. 10 visits per year).
• Must be eligible to work in the UK on a permanent basis and be seeking a permanent PAYE role.
On offer for the Buyer:
• This is a full time, permanent PAYE position.
• Very good salary on offer that is negotiable dependent upon experience.
• Varied and rewarding career.
• Friendly and modern working environment.
If this role sounds of interest and you have the required skills and experience, please apply now!
If you require more information, please get in touch with our team at Steel Connexions in the strictest of confidence.
Steel Connexions Ltd. is a specialist recruitment company, dedicated to the structural steelwork industry, and associated trades, owned and managed by industry experts.
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