Trainee Buyer

We are working with a well-established and successful Manufacturing business supplying the UK & Ireland automotive sector with fabricated steel goods.

**Responsibilities**:

- Facilitate, validate and input all Customer orders/schedules onto our bespoke system. Provide acknowledgement and continue to validate progress through production to final delivery.
- Support all departments with indirect purchasing including supplier identification.
- Initiate quotation process for assigned suppliers and commodities to establish costs, batch sizes & lead times.
- Investigate queries on deliveries and invoices.
- Answer supplier queries from internal departments.
- Raise and issue purchase orders for required materials, track and confirm purchase order schedules with suppliers and communicate status.
- Proactively expedite delivery of non-production and New Project materials from suppliers to support achievement in project and production plans for customer requirements.
- Run various purchasing reports, analyse and action as appropriate, communicating any changes where required
- Complete any ad-hoc administration duties including year end stock take where required to support the Supply Chain Manager

**What we need from you**
- Previous experience of MRP/ERP systems such as SAP would be beneficial
- Will have Purchasing administration experience.
- Experience of working with suppliers and the procurement of materials / goods or services from them
- Customer focused, demonstrates excellent attention to detail and accuracy and always well organised, a confident team player, quick to learn new skills, an excellent communicator and good data entry skills are all essential
- Good written and verbal English communication skills.
- Self-motivated and demonstrates drive and a sense of urgency in completing duties, by following through on tasks to completion.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

- Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Sandbach, Cheshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person