Buyer – Sheffield – Competitive salary
Elevation Recruitment Group is excited to be recruiting for a dynamic precision engineering business in Sheffield that is looking for a Buyer to join their team.
As a Buyer, you will manage supplier performance, negotiate contracts, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient material flow, support new business bids, and optimise the supply chain while maintaining high service levels.
Benefits:
- 1pm finish every Friday!
- 25 days holiday + bank holiday + the option to buy an additional 5 days holiday
- Healthcare
- Death in service (4 x salary)
- Xmas shutdown
- Pension
- Onsite secure parking
Hours: 8am – 4pm (Monday – Thursday) and 8am-1pm (Friday)
Key Duties:
- Manage daily purchasing activity, raising orders, chasing late deliveries and keeping the system up to date as demand changes
- Build strong supplier relationships, negotiating good terms, putting agreements in place, and holding regular reviews to keep performance on track
- Work closely with teams across the business, from engineering and quality to estimating, helping them source the right suppliers at the right price
- Keep on top of the details, sorting invoice queries, managing returns, and making sure the right paperwork and approvals are in place
- Track and report on performance, including cost savings, supplier delivery, and weekly updates to senior leadership
- Help reduce waste and improve ways of working, managing slow-moving stock, and supporting continuous improvement across the supply chain
Required skills & experience:
- Previous experience in a technical environment (precision engineering, oil & gas, aerospace, automotive etc with exposure to technical drawings (essential)
- MRP experience and strong Excel skills (essential)
- Strong communication/negotiation skills
About Elevation
Elevation Recruitment Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy that helps people build long-term, successful careers. We work across a wide range of industries and disciplines with a focus on making recruitment feel more human, more honest and more effective. We are specialists in every function and experts in every hire. Check out our website to find out more.