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Manufacturing Buyer

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United Kingdom , Bristol

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Purchasing

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Salary:

18.00 - 23.52 GBP / Hour
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Job Description:

As a Buyer, your mission is to ensure a consistent and sustainable supply of raw materials to meet production demands and support the sites’ production schedule. They play a key role in developing operational buying capabilities through supplier management, process improvement, and team collaboration to strengthen the department’s ability to support business needs.

Job Responsibility:

  • Manage the procurement of raw materials to ensure consistent supply aligned with production schedules
  • Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships, negotiating terms and monitoring performance to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, and reliability
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with planning, production, and commercial teams to align purchasing activities with business needs and strategic goals
  • Support the development of operational buying processes, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and system enhancements

Requirements:

  • Strong buying or procurement experience
  • Exceptional Stakeholder Management skills
  • Strong Planning, Organisational and Time Management skills
  • Strong Analytical skills with a methodical approach to Problem Solving
  • Influencing, communication, presentation and negotiating skills, both internally and externally
  • Flexible and capable of working in a complex environment
  • Ability to build and maintain rapport with internal and external customers / suppliers
  • Strong Excel and Microsoft office suite skills
  • Commercial awareness to make appropriate decisions balancing potentially conflicting commercial and technical drivers

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Job Posted:
May 05, 2026

Work Type:
Hybrid work
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