Senior Buyer

Overview

In this role you will shape and manage procurement in a growing specialist manufacturing business. You will own supplier strategy, drive negotiations and ensure continuity of supply for critical materials, while supporting NPI and cross-functional projects. Your work will have a tangible impact on cost, quality and delivery, and you’ll operate with genuine autonomy beyond transactional buying. This is an opportunity to influence supplier performance in a technical, materials-led environment and partner with operations and R&D to deliver value.

Pay / Benefits

• Excellent salary and benefits

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop key supplier relationships (UK & international)
• Lead negotiations around cost, quality and delivery
• Ensure continuity of supply across critical materials
• Support NPI / technical projects from a sourcing perspective
• Identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities
• Work cross-functionally with operations, production and technical teams

Key requirements

• Currently operating at Buyer / Senior Buyer level within a manufacturing environment
• Comfortable managing suppliers end-to-end, not just placing orders
• Strong on negotiation, cost control and supplier performance
• Experience within a technical, materials-led industry
• Someone who wants more ownership and visibility, not a purely transactional role

• strong negotiation
• cross-functional collaboration
• ownership and initiative
• supplier management
• end-to-end procurement
• NPI sourcing support

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