Junior Buyer

Junior Buyer – Food ManufacturingWythenshawe | £35,000You’ll be joining a busy food manufacturing business where procurement has a genuine impact on what happens on site.That means suppliers, pricing, ingredients, forecasts, tenders and new products — not just raising POs and updating spreadsheets.What you'll actually be doingWorking alongside the Purchasing Manager, you’ll get involved across the buying function and start building the experience you need to progress.Buying ingredients and materials and keeping supply movingWorking with suppliers on pricing, availability and lead timesSupporting tenders and wider procurement projectsMonitoring supplier performance and resolving issuesManaging purchasing data, contracts and specifications through the MRP systemProducing stock cover and forecasting reportsSupporting the introduction of new ingredients and productsWorking closely with Technical, NPD, Planning and OperationsHelping identify opportunities to improve cost, supply and efficiencyWho are they looking for?Ideally you’re a Purchasing Assistant or Procurement Assistant in Food/Beverage Manufacturing and are ready for that next step.What matters is that you're:Organised and commercially curiousComfortable working with numbers and dataGood with Excel and IT systemsConfident communicating with suppliers and internal teamsIf you're ready to move from supporting the buying function to actually becoming a Buyer, it's worth a conversation.