Buyer | High Wycombe (United Kingdom) | Full-time (40 Hours) | Permanent

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

The Buyer 3 role is a pivotal tactical position responsible for executing purchasing transactions, managing purchase orders, and ensuring the timely delivery of goods and services within the Europe North Area. This role focuses on day-to-day purchasing activities, fostering supplier relationships, and providing specialized support to internal stakeholders. It requires a detail-oriented professional with strong communication skills, a solid understanding of purchasing operations, and the ability to collaborate effectively with suppliers and requesters.

Why Join Us? This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by ensuring the efficient and timely procurement of goods and services. Join a collaborative and supportive team environment where your expertise will directly contribute to the success of our organizational operations.

• Purchase Order Management: Create, review, and process purchase orders with accuracy and efficiency, ensuring compliance with organizational policies. Monitor open purchase orders, follow up on order confirmations, and resolve discrepancies to ensure timely and accurate delivery. Collaborate with suppliers to expedite urgent orders and address any transactional issues.
• Requester Support: Serve as the primary point of contact for internal requesters, providing guidance on procurement policies and processes. Offer technical and product-specific support to ensure the requester's needs are fully understood and met. Address and resolve issues related to orders, deliveries, and payments promptly and professionally. Maintain strong working relationships with suppliers to ensure reliable service and quality. Support performance monitoring by collecting feedback and resolving routine supplier performance issues.
• Transactional Sourcing: Execute sourcing activities for routine and moderately complex purchases, including obtaining quotes and negotiating terms. Conduct basic market analysis to ensure competitive pricing and value for money.
• Compliance and Documentation: Ensure purchasing activities adhere to organizational policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements. Maintain accurate and up-to-date procurement records, including contracts, purchase orders, and supplier correspondence.
• Special Projects: Provide support on tactical initiatives or short-term projects to improve procurement processes or enhance operational efficiency.

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field with 4+ years of purchasing experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Technical Proficiency: Experience with procurement tools and systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP systems). Strong Microsoft Excel skills for managing data and generating reports.
• Attention to Detail: High accuracy in processing purchase orders and reviewing documentation.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple requests and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Travel Requirements: Up to 15% domestic and international travel for up to two weeks at a time.
• Languages: Fluent in English (required), Proficiency in Portuguese (preferred).