Technical Buyer

Technical Buyer

Up to £50,000

Gloucester

Some of the materials you'll buy take six months to arrive. Guess who gets asked about that.

Our client is a fast-growing advanced composites manufacturer supplying aerospace, automotive, defence and space. Lead times are the biggest threat to delivery dates, and you'll be the person who knows the real numbers.

You'll:

• Turn MRP demand into purchase orders in SYSPRO
• Own suppliers end to end: sourcing, price, terms and performance
• Build a second source for anything critical
• Manage subcontract suppliers, from machining to NDT 
• Give a straight answer on material availability before delivery dates are promised to clients
• Track supplier delivery and price variance with data, not opinion

You buy, a dedicated Planner schedules. Two sites, one set of numbers.

You'll need:

• Manufacturing buying experience where you owned suppliers, not just raised orders
• Genuine negotiation skills, including recovering when a supplier misses
• Hands-on ERP/MRP skills (SYSPRO is a bonus)
• A full UK driving licence for regular Gloucester to Swindon travel

Aerospace, automotive or defence experience helps, as does CIPS.

It's a chance to build a purchasing function in a growing business, not inherit a finished one.

Interested? Message The Collective Network for a confidential chat.