Grad Category Buyer

Job Role: Junior Category Buyer
Location: Solihull, West Midlands
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £32,000

Are you looking to take the next step in your purchasing career within a fast-paced, high-impact environment? This is an exciting opportunity to join a renowned UK-based brand thats entering a new era of global growth. From a modern facility in Solihull, youll work with a passionate and expanding team committed to excellence in engineering, quality, and supply chain collaboration.

My client islooking for a motivated and proactive Junior Category Buyer to support the purchasing function and help drive a resilient and reliable supply chain. The right candidate will be organised, adaptable, and confident building strong relationships with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and manage supplier relationships with a professional and consistent approach.
• Communicate supply issues affecting category spend with relevant departments and escalate where required.
• Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedules.
• Create and maintain material master data and supplier drawing workflows.
• Handle general procurement administration and departmental housekeeping.
• Manage CAPEX for company assets.
• Act as a key point of contact for resolving pricing, quality, delivery, and invoice issues.
• Collaborate with colleagues to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to the evaluation of supplier performance (quality, cost, delivery).
• Maintain and create management information systems (MIS).

Personal Specification: Automtovie Experience Essential

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

• High attention to detail with strong organisational abilities.
• Excellent time management and task prioritisation skills.
• Adaptable to a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Proactive, methodical, and resilient under pressure.
• Strong team player.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Must have the legal right to work in the UK.