About this role
Buyer Location: Leeds, on site | Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 | Type: Permanent, full time
About the role Elevation Recruitment Group is working on a confidential basis with an engineering manufacturer in Leeds. They need an organised, commercially minded Buyer to keep production moving. You’ll make sure materials, tooling and outside processes arrive on time, to specification and at the right cost, so no machine is left waiting. You’ll report to the Operations Manager and work day to day with Planning, Quality, Engineering, Goods In and Finance.
What you’ll be doing
Buying raw materials against MRP demand and the production scheduleSpecifying every order in full and requiring mill certificates, keeping traceability from material batch through to the batch recordSetting stock levels and reorder points, tracking prices, surcharges and lead times, and flagging risks to Planning earlyNegotiating pricing and call-off agreements with mills and stockholdersSourcing cutting tools, consumables, spares and calibration services at the best total costManaging parts sent out for outside processing, from raising the order to booking parts back in with certificatesKeeping a live subcontract tracker, chasing late jobs and finding second sources for single-source processesBuying only from approved suppliers within an ISO 13485 quality system, and following supplier corrective actions through to closure with Quality What we’re looking for
Purchasing experience in precision engineering or machining (medical, aerospace or another regulated sector is a plus)Working knowledge of metals and plastics, including grades, standards and mill certificatesAn understanding of subcontract processes such as heat treatment, passivation and coatingsConfidence with an ERP/MRP system and ExcelStrong negotiation skills and persistence in chasing suppliersClear communication with Planning, Quality and the shop floorA CIPS qualification is desirable but not essential What’s on offer
£35,000 to £40,000 depending on experienceA varied role with real ownership of materials, buying and subcontract control