Electronics Buyer

**Industry: Manufacturing, Electronics**

**Salary: Circa £28,000pa**

**Benefits: Flexi start / finish times, holiday starting from 28 days / year - increasing with longevity of service, holiday purchase / sell back scheme, 4.5/5% pension contributions & corporate gym memberships**

**Hybrid working (Office and Home working) is a possibility in this role once an induction / training programme is complete.**

**We are currently recruiting for an experienced Electronics Buyer, to work for a company who are at the forefront of the Electronics Manufacturing industry.**

This role has been created to support a number of senior buyers who are primarily responsible for material supply to the production teams.

You will report directly to a Senior Buyer as well as supporting other people in the department in their daily and weekly duties.

If you are looking to move into a diverse and exciting role, and would like to work for a business who are a global supplier of PCB's and Electronics Assemblies, please read on and apply

**Electronics Buyer Requirements**:

- Strong demonstrable background in sourcing a wide variety of components and materials
- You should have experience in helping to suggest and possibly deliver cost savings and lead time reduction through strong supply stage strategies
- You will need to have good Excel experience, along with a formal qualification in Maths (GCSE / A-Level)
- Any form of CIPS / CILT / APICS qualification would also be extremely advantageous
- Basic personal skills such as professionalism, proactiveness, can think logically, and can easily talk to all members of staff is also essential

**Electronics Buyer Responsibilities**:

- Regularly place PO's for materials and services in SAP.
- Receive & process all order acknowledgements.
- To expedite purchase orders and update the SAP ERP system accordingly.
- To create deliveries of subcontract materials to subcontract partners in the SAP ERP.
- To participate in daily manufacturing cell team meetings together with production & cell support teams.
- To be proactive in communicating with internal customers and other team members.
- To ensure purchasing records are maintained in good order and the ERP system is continuously updated.
- To ensure that unforeseen procurement delays do not impact manufacturing timescales.
- To support Vendor Management meeting scheduling and data collection.
- Also participating in meetings and documenting notes and key actions agreed.