Buyer & Material Planner

Manufacturing Buyer & Material Planner

£32,000

West Midlands

The Company

Our Client are seeking a commercially and technically minded Manufacturing Buyer to manage the end-to-end procurement of raw materials, hardware, and sub-contract fabrication services. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual looking to further their career in the fast-paced world of buying and procurement. Working closely with our engineering, planning and production teams, you will utilize Sage 200 to manage inventory, raise purchase orders, and ensure a steady flow of materials to hit strict manufacturing deadlines.

The Role

• Daily management of the purchasing cycle utilizing Sage 200 (including the Manufacturing/MRP modules).

• Raise, issue, and track Purchase Orders within Sage 200 to meet production and stock requirements.

• Maintain accurate system data, ensuring lead times, supplier pricing, and stock levels are up to date.

• Collaborate with Goods Inwards to resolve any delivery discrepancies via Sage.

• Supplier coordination to ensure continuous material availability to prevent factory line stoppages.

• Negotiate competitive pricing, favourable payment terms, and robust lead times with suppliers with a track record of achieving cost savings and managing supplier relationships.

• Resolve non-conformances, delivery discrepancies, and quality issues swiftly with suppliers and internal quality teams.

• Liaise daily with Production, Planning, and Engineering teams to forecast material demands and review technical drawings or specifications.

• Track supplier delivery and quality metrics, participating in regular supplier reviews.

• Monitor market trends for raw material price fluctuations and source alternative vendors to mitigate supply chain risks.

• Read and interpret engineering drawings and Bills of Materials (BOM) to extract and verify Sage-based material requirements.

• Proven purchasing experience within a metal fabrication or engineering environment is advantageous

• Direct experience of buying raw metals and managing sub-contract engineering processes is advantageous

• Strong working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, and intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables).

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to influence internal stakeholders and external partners.

The Candidate

• Competent Using Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel

• A Levels / BTEC desirable

• Good attention to detail

• Ability to troubleshoot

• Good time management

• Use of initiative

• Strong work ethic

• Excellent communicator

• Team player with experience of working within a factory setting would be a distinct advantage

• Highly organised with an eye for detail

• A good energy and enthusiasm

On offer to the successful candidate is an attractive career and benefits, giving you the ability to work with a dynamic, fast-growing company where the career opportunities are exciting.

For more information on this role, then please contact Kate Shorthouse at TRC Group and send your CV via this advertisement