Buyer

Job Description Are you a Buyer from the manufacturing / engineering world, who would like to work for a business that prides itself on the low turnover of its staff and the high level of quality service it provides to its clients who work on exciting projects around both in the UK and around the world?Our client, a well established, industry leading manufacturer of bespoke, high end hardware products have an exciting Buyer opportunity within their operations and purchasing team, where you'll be responsible for playing a crucial role in ensuring the "on time in full every time" business target is met by managing key purchasing / buying activities. As a Buyer, you will be the first point of contact for your colleagues in Production and Sales for escalated queries or needs in this highly collaborative and fast paced working environment where your organisational skills will be key due to the administrative aspects of the role and to ensure client needs are met.As a Buyer, your role will involve:Material Requirements Planning (MRP)Placing and chasing orders with suppliers for manufactured partsChasing and expediting purchase orders with suppliersActing as the point of contact for Production and Sales on order status and queriesManaging category supplier performance and improvement - e.g. OTIF, quality, costSupporting order confirmations, supplier tenders and RFQsCreating reports and maintaining the integrity of data on the ERP system (e.g. supplier information, pricing, products, MOQ, MSL)I am interested in speaking with candidates who have experience working as a Buyer, Purchaser, Procurement Specialist, Procurement Officer, or Purchasing / Buying professional ideally from a manufacturing / engineering industry background, and who possesses solid administration and IT skills - in particular ERP system experience.Salary for this position is 38,000 to 40,000 p.a. (depending on the level of experience).The business offers free parking on-site. If you are taking public transport, there are lots of bus stops very close by that provide access to train stations as well. Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

Created: 2026-03-20