Supply Chain Job – Engineering Buyer – London

Company: People First Team Japan/ピープルファーストチームジャパン
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Location: London
Job Description:

The Job Title: EngineeringBuyer


TheSkillsYou’llNeed:Procurement,Manufacturing,SAP,OrderProcessing,Engineering


YourNewSalary:£37-40k


Location:CentralLondon,hybridfourdaysinoffice,oneathome(Fivedaysintheofficeduringprobation)


Jobstatus:Permanent


Startdate:ASAP


Workinghours:MondaytoFriday9-5pm


WhoYou’llBeWorkingfor:Globalrawmaterialstrader.


EngineeringBuyer-WhatYou’llbeDoingEachDay:


ThispositioniswithintheLondonofficeintheEngineeringDepartment.Thesuccessfulcandidatewillbeoperatingwithinasmallinternationalprocurementteam,involvedwiththeprocurementofSparePartsandAssembliesforManufacturingIndustriesintheMiddleEast.TherewillbeopportunitiesforsourcingproductsfromEuropeandtheFarEast.CareerpathfortherightcandidatetogrowwithinthebusinessandtraveltoInternationalTradeFairs&Exhibitions.



  • Understandtheinternalcustomer’srequirementsandefficientpreparationofRequestforQuotations

  • ReceiveoffersfromVendors

  • Compareandevaluateoffers

  • Preparecostsheetsandcalculatemargins.

  • PrepareoffersusingourbespokeSAPsystem.

  • Negotiatewithvendors.

  • RaisePurchaseOrders.

  • Preparereports

  • Selectionanddevelopmentofvendorstobestmeetthespecifications,qualityandlogisticalrequirements.

  • AccuratedataentryusinginhouseSAPsystem

  • Monitortelephoneande-mailenquiriesonbehalfofengineeringteam

  • Updateproductbrochuresandcatalogues

  • Databasemanagement


EngineeringBuyer-TheSkillsYou’llNeedtoSucceed:



  • QualificationinEngineering,TechnicalStudies,oraScience-relateddisciplineisrequired.

  • ExperienceinBuying/Procurementfunctioninvolvedinpurchasingtechnicalproductsorspares.

  • Strongcommercialawarenessandunderstandingofprocurementprinciples

  • FamiliaritywithINCOterms&Forex/ExchangeratesasthisisaninternationalTradingenvironment.

  • Abilitytoevaluatesuppliersandnegotiatefavourabletermsofbusiness.

  • Handsonabilitytomanageandenterenquiries,quotationsandcontractsontocomputersystems.

  • Strongnumericalskillsandhighlevelofcomputerliteracy

  • Goodcommunicationskillsbothverbalandwritten

  • DemonstratedexperiencewithERPsystemsishighlydesirable,particularlySAPBusinessOne

  • Abilitytolearnanddeliverresults.

  • LanguageskillsFluencyinEnglish.

  • KnowledgeofEuropeanlanguageswouldbeanaddedadvantage.

  • Highattentiontodetail,withamethodicalandorganisedapproachtowork

  • Aproactive,flexible,and“can-do”attitude

  • Haveaflexibleapproachtoworkinghourswhennecessary

  • Havetheabilitytoprioritiseworkeffectively

  • BeaconfidentuserofMSOffice,includingWord,Excel,PowerPointandOutlook

  • HaveabilityandenthusiasmforlearningnewsystemsandITpackages.


PeopleFirst is committed to increasing diversity,andmaintaininganinclusiveworkplaceculture.Wewelcomeapplicationsfromallqualifiedcandidatesregardlessoftheirethnicity,race,gender,religiousbeliefs,sexualorientation,yearofbirth,relationshipstatusorwhetherornottheyhaveadisability.

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Posted: August 4th, 2026