What Senior Buyer Jobs are in the United Kingdom?

Are you a procurement professional who thrives on negotiation and delivering value across complex projects? Do you have a proven track record of sourcing strategically and building strong supplier relationships in the construction or civil engineering sector?

A leading civil engineering contractor is looking for an experienced Senior Buyer to join their procurement team. This is a pivotal role for a proactive professional who can manage the end-to-end sourcing of materials and services, negotiate with suppliers, and support the successful delivery of complex projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead procurement activities across multiple projects, from tendering and supplier selection to contract management.
  
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure cost-effective, high-quality, and timely delivery of materials and services.
  
• Collaborate with project teams to understand requirements and provide procurement support that aligns with project schedules.
  
• Monitor budgets and identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements.
  
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures, maintaining accurate records of all transactions.
  

Requirements:

• Significant experience in a senior procurement/buyer role, ideally within civil engineering, construction, or related sectors.
  
• Strong negotiation, supplier management, and commercial skills.
  
• Knowledge of procurement processes, tendering procedures, and contract management.
  
• Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
  

If this sounds like something for you then apply now!

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The Company

Our client is a market leading manufacturing company. Due to growth, they are now looking to recruit a Senior Buyer.

The Role

• To ensure all production consumables and raw materials and are purchased in a timely manner to meet manufacturing production plans.
• Working with MRP systems, studying demand lead-times, considering historical data against current usage patterns and using own initiative/knowledge.
• Monitor, record and report the vendor rating system for raw material and suppliers.
• Review raw materials to ensure incoming raw materials meet agreed specifications.
• You will negotiate purchasing contracts for production consumables and non-stock items.
• Processing of internal purchasing requisitions.

The Person

• Must have previous experience in a buying role within manufacturing.
• You will have experience using MRP systems and excellent IT skills.
• Have good interpersonal skills.
• Previous negotiating experience.

The Benefits

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.
• An excellent salary.
• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.

Senior Buyer - Childrenswear (Boys Brands)

Kent / Sussex | Hybrid (3 days in the office) | Competitive Salary

Love childrenswear?

Thrive on spotting the next big opportunity and building relationships with the most exciting childrenswear brands in the market?

Ready to shape a category, not just manage it?

We're looking for an experienced Senior Childrenswear Buyer to take ownership of a portfolio of well-known brands within a fast-paced, international retail business that continues to grow year after year.

This is far more than a buying role. You'll be at the heart of commercial decision-making, working with globally recognised brands, influencing category strategy, mentoring Buyers, and collaborating with teams across the business to create an exceptional customer proposition.

If you enjoy combining commercial instinct with strategic thinking and love seeing your decisions make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

• Leading the buying strategy across key branded categories, building commercially successful seasonal ranges.
• Developing and nurturing strong relationships with luxury brand partners while identifying exciting new opportunities.
• Using customer insight, trading data, and market trends to identify opportunities for growth across international markets.
• Creating balanced assortments that delight customers while delivering strong commercial performance.
• Partnering closely with Merchandising to optimise stock investment, forecasting, and category profitability.
• Leading weekly trading reviews, reacting quickly to performance, and driving continuous improvement.
• Working closely with Ecommerce and Marketing to deliver impactful product launches, hero products, and commercial campaigns.
• Coaching and supporting Buyers, sharing your expertise, and helping to develop the wider team.

What we're looking for

• Proven experience as a Senior Buyer or an established Buyer managing branded categories, preferably within childrenswear.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance customer needs and business performance.
• Experience building successful relationships with premium or luxury brand partners.
• A confident negotiator with excellent influencing skills.
• Strong analytical ability and experience using data to make commercial decisions.
• A collaborative approach with experience working cross-functionally.
• A natural mentor who enjoys supporting and developing others.
• A passion for product, trends, and delivering an outstanding customer experience.

Why you'll love it

• Hybrid working (3 days in the office)
• Competitive salary
• Work with globally recognised premium brands
• Genuine opportunity to influence category strategy
• Collaborative, supportive, and ambitious culture
• Join a business with an international customer base and exciting growth plans

Ready to make your mark?

If you're looking for a role where your commercial expertise, buying experience, and passion for brands will genuinely shape the future of a category, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to find out more.

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Are you an experienced Senior Buyer looking to join a growing engineering manufacturer where you'll have real influence over the supply chain?

We're looking for a commercially minded procurement professional to manage both direct and indirect spend, build strong supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, drive cost reduction initiatives, and support new product introduction within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

What you'll be doing:

• Managing direct and indirect procurement activities.
• Negotiating pricing, contracts and commercial agreements.
• Developing and managing supplier relationships.
• Driving supplier performance, cost savings and supply continuity.
• Supporting new product introduction and cross-functional projects.
• Working closely with Engineering, Production, Quality and Finance.

What we're looking for:

• Previous Senior Buyer or Buyer experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Experience purchasing technical or engineered components.
• ERP/MRP experience and excellent commercial awareness.
• Confident working cross-functionally and managing multiple priorities.

What's on offer:

• 37.5 hours per week
• Monday to Friday, fully on-site
• Flexible working hours (choose your start time)
• Competitive salary excellent long-term career prospects
• Opportunity to join a stable, growing engineering manufacturer

If you're looking for a role where you can make a real impact while developing your career within a supportive engineering business, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Title:     Senior Buyer
Location:     Pulborough, West Sussex
Salary:     £45,000–£50,000, dependent on experience
Working Pattern:     Office-based Monday to Friday during the three-month probationary period Hybrid working available afterwards

Benefits:

• 25 Days holiday plus BH's 
• Profit Share Scheme
• Early Finish on a Friday 
• 3% Pension 
• A discretionary non-contractual payment is usually made in December

An established specialist electronics manufacturer is seeking a commercially focused Senior Buyer to manage strategic suppliers and commodity groups. The role will protect continuity of supply, improve supplier performance and deliver competitive cost, quality and lead-time outcomes in a technically demanding manufacturing environment.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end procurement process for assigned commodities, including quotations, negotiations, contracts, purchase orders and ongoing supplier relationships.
• Work with Planning and other internal teams to convert MRP demand into an effective supply plan, resolving shortages, delivery risks and inventory concerns.
• Improve commercial and supplier performance through business reviews, KPIs, corrective actions, VAVE activity, cost reduction and supply-chain risk mitigation.
• Support ECNs, NPI and supplier transitions, maintain accurate ERP purchasing data and ensure compliance with company procedures, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and health and safety requirements.

 
Experience Required

• Proven purchasing experience covering electronic components, PCB assemblies and electro-mechanical products within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, supply-chain planning, inventory management, supplier quality and engineering change processes.
• Strong commercial awareness, negotiation and analytical skills, with evidence of delivering cost reductions and supplier-performance improvements.
• Confident Microsoft Excel, communication and stakeholder-management skills; electronics manufacturing experience and CIPS Level 4 or above are desirable.

 
Why Join This Business?

• Salary of £45,000–£50,000, dependent on experience.
• 25 days Holiday + 8 bank holidays and Pension
• 37.5hrs - flexible working hours - half day on Friday
• 30 mins unpaid break & two 15 minute ‘tea breaks’
• Onsite Parking
• Hybrid working becomes available once the three-month probationary period has been successfully completed; the role is office-based Monday to Friday during probation.
• Take ownership of strategic suppliers and commodity groups within an advanced electronics manufacturing environment.
• Lead commercial negotiations, supplier-development work and cost-reduction projects with measurable business impact.
• Work across Engineering, Planning, Manufacturing, Quality and Finance, with the opportunity to deputise for the Purchasing Manager.

 
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To discuss this Senior Buyer opportunity, contact TPA Recruit Ltd on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).

Job Title: Senior Buyer / Buyer
Location: Croydon
Salary: 50k - 65k
Hours: Full-time, Mon-Fri, hybrid, parking on site

About the Role:
We're looking for a confident, outspoken and commercially minded Buyer or Senior Buyer to join a growing procurement team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced purchasing professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys building strong supplier relationships, is strategic about purchasing from various suppliers to find the best deal.

Depending on your experience, you'll join as either a Buyer or Senior Buyer, with opportunities to lead strategic sourcing initiatives. Ideally, we are looking for grey market experience selling physical products.

Buyer Responsibilities:

• Negotiating agreements / terms with suppliers that provide value for money, maximising credit terms and are commercially viable and optimised with the business
• Working with the wider Purchasing Team, Logistics Team to manage incoming stock efficiently

• Working with the sales team to receive latest information on market selling prices and ensuring the sales price on our stocks is maximised
• Providing Information of incoming stock for operations and commercial teams to encourage pre selling
• Spotting opportunities for replenishment on bestselling lines

Buyer will have / be:

• Grey market experience (desirable).
• At least 3 years of buying experience.
• Experience selling physical product (mandatory).
• Outspoken & confident.

Senior Technical Buyer

• Location: Livingston, Scotland (Easily commutable from Edinburgh and Glasgow)
• Salary: £44,000 - £52,000 per annum, DOE
• Sector: Medical Devices & Diagnostics / Life Sciences

About the Opportunity

Our client is an incredibly innovative and rapidly growing Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) operating within the cutting-edge medical device and diagnostics sector.

Following sustained expansion, they are now looking for an experienced and commercially minded Senior Technical Buyer to join their team in Livingston. This is a pivotal role supporting both fast-paced R&D programmes and commercial manufacturing operations for a diverse portfolio of UK and international customers.

Sitting at the heart of the operation, you will take full ownership of technical procurement, supplier management, materials planning, and inventory coordination across multiple concurrent projects in a regulated, high-compliance environment.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Technical Procurement: Lead end-to-end purchasing and strategic supplier negotiations.
• Planning & Coordination: Manage production and material planning to ensure complete continuity of supply.
• Systems Management: Drive efficiency through the company’s ERP/MRP systems.
• Quality & Compliance: Monitor supplier performance and adhere to strict quality compliance standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Support scaling operations, inventory optimisation, and process improvement initiatives.

What We Are Looking For:

To be successful in this role, you will work closely with Engineering, R&D, Quality, and Finance teams. We are particularly keen to speak with procurement professionals from the following backgrounds:

• Medical Devices / Diagnostics / IVD
• Pharmaceuticals or Scientific Manufacturing
• Regulated engineering or technical production environments

Key Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven procurement and planning experience within a strictly regulated industry.
• A strong understanding of working to ISO 13485 , GMP , or similar quality standards.
• Experience working within high-mix / low-volume manufacturing environments.
• Strong ERP/MRP capability (experience with Business Central is highly beneficial).
• The ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Excellent supplier negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

Why Apply?

This is an outstanding opportunity for a procurement specialist who thrives on variety, autonomy, and the chance to make a genuine impact. You will have a real opportunity to shape, develop, and improve supply chain operations as this life sciences business continues to scale globally.

To Apply:

For a confidential discussion or to find out more about this opportunity, please apply directly with your CV or get in touch.

STEM Recruitment Solutions Ltd operates as both a Recruitment Agency and a Recruitment Business. We endeavour to reply to all applications when possible however on occasions this may not be possible due to volumes of responses. STEM Recruitment is a Scientific, Engineering and Manufacturing Recruitment business supplying talented staff to permanent and temporary opportunities.

Morson is delighted to be working in partnership with a leading aerospace organisation to recruit 2 Buyers/ Senior Buyers for an initial 6 month contract. There is a pay rate of between £19.75 Per Hour PAYE and £22.87 Per Hour PAYE on offer for the successful candidates. The role will be full time on site in Prestwick.

Please find the role description below:

Responsibilities

• To manage a number of high value strategic suppliers.
• To monitor the overall performance of the supply base and produce clear management information for reviews.
• To develop and improve performance of the key suppliers with regard to cost, quality, other contract terms and service.
• Conduct competitive and non-competitive supplier selection, as part of an MFT, dependant on strategic requirements.
• Support supplier assessment activities and supplier development plans as part of multi-functional team.
• Support supplier transfer management requirements.
• Produce development plans for multiple suppliers which set targets for improvement against our business requirements.
• To be used as a point of escalation in giving assistance in resolving critical shortages impacting the build schedule.
• Provide the team with a clear process in order to analyse the supply base & identify opportunities for rationalisation.
• Conduct resourcing where necessary to secure lowest cost of supply.
• To lead strategic reviews and business readiness assessments with suppliers and provide outputs on financial status, growth and risks.
• To issue I.T.T’s Request for Proposals (RFP’s) as required for new business requirement and for expiring contracts.
• Maintain an awareness of current contract law.
• Ensure appropriate contractual coverage with each and every supplier.
• Identify, manage and escalate as required any potential supplier risks.
• Maintain an awareness of the critical exchange rates and highlight any significant movements.
• Ensure involvement in the introduction of new parts and identify any risks to the production plan.
• Ensure that the Procurement team keep abreast of the engineering changes and modifications. Ensure that the cost impact is minimised whilst meeting customer demand.
• Clear invoice queries promptly through supplier management activities, lead Procurement exit strategies / introduction of new suppliers.
• Ensure supplier capacity & capability information is accurate and topical identifying potential risks and mitigation opportunities.
• Input and presentation at customer rate readiness reviews on supply base rate capability.
• Manage cost per aircraft information mitigation any risk to pricing through negotiation.
• Understand and identify customer requirements and support interface at all levels to ensure that proactive performance is delivered by Aerostructures strategic suppliers/services base.
• Develop SLA’s and monitor / analyse delivery, quality, cost and performance against them to meet Business needs.
• Apply Customer Satisfaction ratings to Product Suppliers and Service Providers, and deliver appropriate performance improvements.
• Ensure SAP is maintained and reflective of current supplier and pricing information.
• Present team inputs to monthly team review process and provide data for monthly CS.

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The Company
A well-established and growing manufacturer of highly engineered electronic products is looking to recruit an experiencedSenior Buyer to strengthen its procurement team.

Supplying innovative technology into a range of high-tech industries, the company designs and manufactures specialist products used in demanding industrial and engineering applications. This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative business where procurement plays a key role in supporting production, continuous improvement and long-term growth.

The Role

As aSenior Buyer , you will take ownership of strategic suppliers and assigned commodity groups, ensuring the timely supply of quality materials whilst driving cost reduction and supplier performance.

Working closely with Engineering, Production, Planning and Quality, you'll play a key role in supporting manufacturing operations, new product introductions and continuous improvement initiatives across the supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Manage strategic suppliers and develop strong long-term supplier relationships.
• Source materials and components, negotiating pricing, lead times and commercial agreements.
• Raise and manage purchase orders through to delivery.
• Monitor supplier performance, driving improvements in quality, delivery and cost.
• Conduct supplier reviews and implement corrective actions where required.
• Support production by ensuring material availability and managing supply issues.
• Work alongside Planning to convert demand into effective purchasing plans.
• Lead cost reduction and value engineering initiatives across assigned commodities.
• Manage supplier involvement in engineering changes and new product introductions.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including capacity, obsolescence and single-source suppliers.
• Maintain accurate purchasing data within the ERP/MRP system.
• Ensure purchasing activities comply with company procedures and quality standards.
• Provide support to the Purchasing Manager when required.

The Candidate
The successful candidate will have experience working within a manufacturing or engineering environment and be confident managing suppliers, negotiating commercial agreements and improving supply chain performance.

You should have:

Previous experience in a Senior Buyer or Buyer position within manufacturing.

Experience purchasing electronic components, PCBAs or electro-mechanical products would be highly advantageous.

Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems.

Excellent commercial awareness and negotiation skills.

Experience developing supplier relationships and improving supplier performance.

Knowledge of inventory management and production planning principles.

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Good Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills.

CIPS qualification (Level 4 or above) would be beneficial.

Package
Competitive salary

Company benefits

Pension scheme

Training and development opportunities

Opportunity to join a growing, technology-led manufacturing business