Buyer

Southport (PR9 7TN)

Salary and benefits £ plus 25 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

Please note, this is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week on-site, with occasional travel to other locations.

About the Role

As a Buyer at Unipart you’ll work within a busy Procurement department to manage a portfolio of suppliers, negotiating the best terms possible and maintaining positive relationships. You’ll be responsible for managing price queries, issuing RFQs as required and reconciling invoices to reduce payment delays.

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll

Manage supplier portfolios

Issue RFQs

Manage price queries and invoice reconciliations

Master data

Negotiate prices

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

CIPS degree or equivalent in purchasing & supply

Experience working in a busy Procurement environment

Proven history of maintaining good relationships with suppliers

Excellent negotiation skills

High level of data literacy

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.

You may have experience of the following: Procurement Officer, Purchasing Officer, Category Buyer, Junior Buyer, Supply Chain Buyer, Strategic Buyer, Sourcing Specialist, Procurement Analyst, Purchasing Coordinator, Commercial Buyer

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