Buyer
Ref: AS5078362
Coventry, West Midlands
£40,000
- Permanent
- Manufacturing Procurement
- Supplier Negotiation
- Material Planning
About the candidate
A confident procurement and supply chain professional with over three years' hands-on experience across manufacturing, automotive parts and electronics environments. They bring a strong mix of buying, material planning, expediting and supplier management experience, with a clear focus on keeping production schedules moving and inventory well controlled.
They are organised, detail-focused and comfortable managing supplier relationships, purchase orders, freight coordination and import documentation. With a practical approach to negotiation and communication, they would be a strong fit for a growing manufacturing or supply chain-led business looking for dependable procurement support.
What makes them great?
- Delivers measurable cost savings: Negotiated supplier contracts and optimised order quantities, helping reduce overall procurement spend by around 15%.
- Improves supply chain performance: Streamlined supplier communication and expediting activity, achieving around a 20% improvement in lead times.
- Strengthens supplier reliability: Supported enhanced supplier performance tracking, contributing to around a 10% increase in on-time deliveries.
Areas of expertise
- Procurement and supplier management: Experienced in sourcing components, managing purchase orders and maintaining effective supplier relationships to support production requirements.
- Material planning and expediting: Skilled in monitoring inventory levels, preventing shortages and improving supplier communication to keep deliveries on track.
- Imports and logistics coordination: Practical experience with customs documentation, freight coordination and supporting smooth inbound supply processes.