Position: Commodity Buyer
Location: Wallingford
Salary: Competitive 

Our client is a leading organisation in the manufacturing industry, offering innovative solutions with a commitment to excellence and sustainability.

The Role:
As a Commodity Buyer, you will work within the Supply Chain team dealing with suppliers to ensure the cost-effective procurement of materials, goods, and services to support business requirements.

Main Responsibilities:
• Ensuring purchase orders are placed in a timely manner to support demand.
• Ensuring materials arrive on the purchase order required date.
• Maintenance of supplier details on the ERP system.
• Building solid working relationships with suppliers.
• Monitoring performance and managing improvements.
• Maintaining a discipline of keeping PO delivery dates current on SAP.
• Carrying out tasks and duties as required by Senior Management.

About You:
Applicants should have excellent communication and assertiveness skills, and experience working with suppliers in a manufacturing environment. You will need to be proficient in MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and Outlook, and demonstrate a professional and entrepreneurial attitude.

Required:
• A good level of education, possibly with a business or procurement focus.
• Competency in one or more of the commodity groups: Engines and Mechanicals, Composites, Marine Components.
• Ability to read technical drawings and understand technical data.
• Flexible and reliable, with the ability to multi-task.
• Self-motivated and able to work under pressure to meet multiple project deadlines.

Commutable Locations:
Reading, Oxford, Wallingford, Didcot, Wantage, Abingdon, Bicester, Newbury

Key Words:
Commodity Buyer, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Engines, Mechanicals, Composites, SAP, ERP, MS Office, Technical Drawings, Supplier Management, Assertiveness, Communication Skills, Business Acumen, Problem Solver, Analytical, Team Player.

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