Buyer - Fabrication & Timber/Joinery
27 days ago
Coventry
Buyer – Fabrication & Timber/Joinery\n Location: Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry | Salary: up to £40,000 | Permanent, Full-TimeHybrid: 3 days on-site / 2 days WFH \n A well-established manufacturing business based on the outskirts of Coventry is looking to recruit an experienced Buyer to join their procurement team on a permanent basis. \n The company designs and manufactures bespoke fabricated products and joinery solutions, supplied to clients across the UK. With a supply chain that extends across the Far East as well as domestic and European suppliers, this is a hands-on operational buying role in a business that takes procurement seriously. \n The Buyer Role \n Reporting to the Senior Buyer, you'll take ownership of purchasing activity across fabrication and timber/joinery categories, working closely with production, engineering, and logistics to keep supply flowing and costs controlled. \n Day to day you'll be: \n\n • Placing and managing purchase orders for raw materials and components, with a focus on fabricated metal and timber/joinery categories\n, • Running MRP/ERP action messages, managing open order books and monitoring supplier lead times\n, • Coordinating with Far East and European suppliers, managing delivery schedules and resolving shortages\n, • Negotiating with suppliers on price, lead time, and terms\n, • Supporting logistics and import processes including Incoterms management\n, • Working from technical drawings and specifications to ensure accurate procurement\n, • Maintaining supplier performance data and reporting on key metrics\n, • Contributing to cost saving initiatives and identifying continuous improvement opportunities\n\n What We're Looking For in a Buyer \n\n • A background in operational buying within a manufacturing or engineering environment\n, • Hands-on experience with MRP/ERP systems (SAP experience is a genuine advantage)\n, • Comfortable working from technical drawings and specs\n, • Some exposure to Far East sourcing is strongly preferred; a clear appetite to develop in this area will also be considered\n, • Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups)\n, • Commercially sharp, well-organised, and comfortable managing a high volume of open orders\n, • Excellent communicator, able to work cross-functionally and build good supplier relationships\n\n What's On Offer \n\n • Salary up to £40,000 depending on experience\n, • Bonus scheme (3–5%)\n, • Hybrid working (3 days Coventry office / 2 days WFH)\n, • Genuine development opportunity within a growing procurement function\n\n This role is commutable from Coventry, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Birmingham, Nuneaton, and surrounding areas. INDH