Location: Barrow (4 days onsite, 1 day remote)

Duration: 2 Year contract

IR35: Inside (PAYE)

Are you an experienced Buyer with strong SAP skills looking for your next opportunity? Join a dynamic team where you'll play a key role in ensuring the timely delivery of critical goods and services while driving procurement excellence and continuous improvement.

Our client has a requirement for a Buyer, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Barrow-in-Furness

Role Purpose

As Buyer, you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient delivery of high-quality procurement services, managing Purchase Orders from creation through to delivery, and supporting supplier performance. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, suppliers, logistics and materials teams to drive operational efficiency and support business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with company procurement and buying policies.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and provide a high level of procurement support.
• Partner with internal customers to analyse spending and identify opportunities for improvement and cost savings.
• Understand and validate procurement requirements to ensure business needs are met.
• Proactively support business owners to ensure the availability of goods and services within required timescales.
• Raise, manage and track Purchase Orders through to successful site delivery.
• Manage supplier performance, ensuring quality standards and delivery schedules are achieved.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across procurement processes and procedures.
• Assist with the implementation and utilisation of procurement catalogues.
• Support supplier negotiations, contract implementation and performance management activities.
• Identify and help deliver cost-saving opportunities through tender exercises, negotiations and contract renewals.
• Support material coordination activities and collaborate closely with logistics and materials teams.

Experience & Qualifications

• Extensive experience using SAP within a procurement or buying environment.
• Previous experience in a Buyer or Procurement role.
• Strong customer-focused approach with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Experience supporting sourcing, procurement and contract management activities.
• Ability to build effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload effectively.
• Commercially aware with strong business acumen.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Degree educated preferred.

What's On Offer?

• Opportunity to join a well-established organisation.
• Collaborative and professional working environment.
• Exposure to supplier management, procurement strategy and contract activities.
• Opportunity to contribute to business improvement and cost-saving initiatives.
• Competitive contract rate.

Company Information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates. We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for a Buyer looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.