Junior Buyer

Reporting to the Group Purchasing Manager, the Junior Buyer will be responsible for supporting the Paralloy Business across multiple sites with the administration of direct and indirect procured products.

This is a developmental role, so the successful candidate will have opportunity to grow and develop within the Company. They will initially take on the role of Purchasing Administrator; however, the successful candidate will receive training to allow them to progress to a Junior Buyer position within the Company.

Raising purchase requisitions accurately and in a timely manner in line with demand and requests from the Paralloy Business Units for low level purchases.

Produce and evaluate RFQ’s for low level purchases within the business.

Expediting open orders and ensuring internal stakeholders are kept up to date with the progress

Supplier Negotiation

Manage the administration for the Purchasing Credit Card.

Act as first point of contact for any purchasing-related queries, following them through to resolution e.g. Late deliveries, price discrepancies.

Build relationships with suppliers and internal customers.

Admin management of New Supplier Requests.

Sourcing a wide range of foundry, engineering, fabricated and machined components.

Identifying products that are repeat requirements and creating specific internal purchasing codes, rather than generic ones.

Receipt of orders within the purchasing system.

Management of the OTD report to support the businesses Audit requirements.

Provide support as necessary to the Group Purchasing Manager, assisting with some of their duties based on fluctuations in workload and business demands