This is a fantastic opportunity for a Junior Buyer to play a key role in ensuring the timely, cost-effective procurement of goods and services that keep production running smoothly. You'll support both day-to-day supply chain operations and long-term strategic procurement initiatives that underpin an ambitious growth plan.

Client Details

Our client is a long-established engineering specialist with experience delivering high-integrity products for critical, high-performance environments. They are a profitable, growing business with a strong commitment to inclusion, diversity, and flexible working to help their people thrive.

Description

• Manage general purchasing activities and maintain accurate data within the ERP system.
• Raise and administer purchase orders aligned with MRP requirements, ensuring lead times, quality standards and best total cost are achieved.
• Issue RFQs/RFIs/RFPs to create competitive sourcing options and support informed procurement decisions.
• Identify and manage supply chain risks, using supplier development or resourcing activities to resolve issues.
• Expedite, reschedule and conduct structured supplier orderbook reviews with clear action logs and follow-ups.
• Produce accurate procurement reporting including supplier performance, cost-down initiatives and material shortage updates.
• Manage PO revisions related to engineering, quality or change activities.
• Address emergent engineering, quality and NCR issues to protect operational continuity.
• Work closely with SQE/SDE teams to improve supplier capability, quality and competitiveness.
• Proactively tackle material shortages and report risks affecting production.
• Ensure OTIF delivery for all materials to support manufacturing and customer commitments.
• Seek cost-reduction opportunities through negotiation and competitive tendering.
• Ensure ethical sourcing and demonstrate value for money across all procurement activity.
• Lead sourcing decisions that improve supplier quality performance.
• Contribute to robust purchasing policies, procedures and compliance standards.
• Conduct supplier account reviews, including quarterly business reviews.
• Support the development of key suppliers in line with QCDDM requirements.
• Compile and issue KPI reports both internally and to suppliers.
• Maintain accurate ERP data and ensure procurement governance is followed.
• Negotiate long-term framework agreements with key suppliers.
• Develop and deliver commodity strategies in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.

Profile

A successful Junior Buyer should have:

• Ideally procurement experience within a manufacturing, engineering or supply-chain environment.
• Has excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, manage deadlines and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Confident in negotiating, influencing and managing supplier relationships to drive quality, cost and delivery improvements.
• Comfortable working with Excel and using data to drive decision-making.
• Able to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including engineering, operations, quality and supplier development.
• Proactive, resilient and solutions-focused, with a commitment to acting with integrity and following governance standards.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from £33,000 to £35,000.
• The chance to join a profitable, forward-thinking business with a full order book and exciting growth trajectory.
• A culture that celebrates diversity, values its people and encourages curiosity and innovation.
• Flexible working arrangements, including support for homeworking where compatible with the role.
• Opportunities for professional development, wider responsibility and career progression within a supportive team.
• The ability to make a real impact in a highly respected engineering organisation that supports its products from concept to decommissioning.

If you are ready to take the next step in your career as a Junior Buyer in Birmingham, apply today to join this exciting opportunity in the Industrial / Manufacturing sector.