Buyer in Fareham

Our client is an innovative, industry-leading manufacturer serving the construction, industrial, and rail sectors. They are seeking a Buyer, with international buying experience to join their growing team and align with their 5-year growth strategy. This role is offering the chance to work with cutting-edge products in a purpose-led business that values integrity, passion, excellence and respect. You will be primarily based in their offices in Fareham; however, the role will require international travel on occasion.

Reporting to the Procurement Manager, as buyer you will have daily responsibility for miscellaneous parts ordering and leading supplier relationship management with your designated suppliers. You will support the transition to a demand led procurement model by aligning purchasing decisions with forecasted demand, customer requirements and strategic growth plans. This role plays a key part in enabling their market-driven strategy by ensuring procurement decisions support customer demand, product alignment, and scalable supply chain performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Source and purchase materials in line with business requirements by raising and managing purchase orders through MRP system, supporting strategic sourcing initiatives aligned with organisational objectives.
• Monitoring supplier performance in terms of delivery, quality, cost, planning, confirmation and communication.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships by negotiating pricing, payment terms, and lead times, supporting supplier evaluation, onboarding, and development activities, and proactively resolving supply chain issues to minimise disruption.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and value-engineering options by supporting budget tracking and cost analysis reporting, contributing to contract negotiation and management activities, and monitoring market trends affecting the supply of metal and electrical components.
• Ensure ERP system product lines – BOMs – are accurate and up to date, raising new codes, adding new products and amending live BOMs as necessary.
• Raise authorised purchase orders and manage throughout supply chain cycle.
• Lead supplier consolidation projects with the aim of reducing cost to the business.
• Lead BOM rationalisation projects working with all other teams to reduce Inventory portfolio.
• Ensure Component Pricing information is up to date and accurate against each item in your portfolio.
• Facilitating of inventory checks and stock control processes, ensuring stock accuracy is maintained within agreed targets, and investigate any variances by analysing goods received, usage, and expected stock levels to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Use data and reporting to inform purchasing decisions, identify trends and improve forecast accuracy.
• Maintain high quality procurement data to support business wide planning and reporting.
• Actively collaborate with Sales, R&D and Operations to ensure alignment between demand, product specification and supply capability.
• Identify and mitigate supplier risk, including capacity constraints and single-source dependencies, and support supply continuity planning.
• Support wider procurement and supply chain activities as required.

Requirements

• Experience of procurement and supplier management processes.
• Knowledge of generic ERP systems and product/BOM maintenance.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• CIPS Level 4 Diploma, or working toward qualification.
• Experience in managing suppliers internationally.
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Have high levels of attention to detail and will remain calm under pressure.
• Commercial awareness with an understanding of how procurement decisions impact cost, service and overall business performance.

Benefits

Salary- £30,000- £40,000 Profit related bonus Office Based