Senior Engineering Buyer
hace 7 días
Haywards Heath
Position: Senior Engineering BuyerLocation: West SussexSalary: £45 - 60k DOESenior Engineering Buyer required for a well-established engineering manufacturer based in West Sussex.Due to continued growth and ongoing investment across operations, our client is seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Buyer to lead procurement activity across engineering components, materials, and services, while managing and developing the wider buying and planning team. Senior Engineering Buyer Job Overview\n\n • Leading procurement of engineering components, raw materials, tooling, and subcontract services\n, • Ensuring on-time material availability to support production schedules and operational demands\n, • Managing supplier relationships, performance reviews, contract negotiations, and strategic sourcing activity\n, • Delivering cost-saving initiatives and maintaining accurate pricing and procurement data within Business Central\n, • Supporting New Product Introduction (NPI), engineering change management, R&D projects, and component obsolescence planning\n, • Optimising stock levels while reducing excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory\n, • Working cross-functionally with Engineering, Production, Quality, and Aftersales teams to improve supply chain performance\n, • Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across procurement and supply chain operations\nSenior Engineering Buyer Job Requirements\n\n, • Proven experience within engineering procurement, purchasing, or buying within a manufacturing environment\n, • Strong understanding of technical drawings, engineering components, materials, and production processes\n, • Previous experience managing and developing procurement or buying teams\n, • Strong supplier management, contract negotiation, and commercial decision-making experience\n, • Experience using ERP/MRP systems, ideally Microsoft Business Central\n, • Experience working within ISO 9001 certified environments\nSenior Engineering Buyer Salary & Benefits\n\n, • Salary likely £45,000 - £60,000 depending on experience\n, • up to 8% company pension contribution\n, • Annual pay review\n, • Generous holiday entitlement\n, • Private medical care optional\n, • Death in service scheme\n\n Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.
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