Supply Chain Buyer
| Posting date: | 27 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £30,000 to £35,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Overtime available |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 March 2026 |
| Location: | Holsworthy, Devon |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Greenfield Engineering (Sheet Metal) Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Gf007 |
Summary
Due to continued growth, we are looking for a supply chain specialist, with a strong, solid background in engineering material purchasing and supply chain involvement to form an integral part of the current team at our state-of-the-art production facility. The successful applicant will play a vital role within an expanding company and management team and will be working closely with operations and production.
The purpose of this role is to ensure the purchasing and then the reliable, on-time delivery of goods, by securing and maintaining key suppliers of materials - covering price, delivery and quality targets.
The position offers a diverse range of day-to-day tasks making the role both interesting, varied as well at times challenging. You will be required to work with existing suppliers to maintaining our strong relationships but also investigate then developing new partner suppliers. The key objective is to ensure that the production teams have the required resources of stock & materials fully available at their disposal from our suppliers across our two manufacturing sites. This will enable us to deliver quality products to our customer base.
The role owns supplier selection and benchmarking from our approved and certified supplier base. Supplier execution, shortage management, interruption-free supply performance ensuring materials arrive correct and on time.
You will be working for an expanding business that has an industry reputation for high-quality sub-contract Sheetmetal for numerous market segments.
The business specialises in full turnkey manufacturing to powder coating and product assembly. This is an exciting time to join a company that prides itself on staff retention, training, and personal development.
Responsibilities
• Ensure current contract material requirements are purchased to the correct specification, at the most competitive prices, and are delivered on time.
• Approach negotiations with well thought out strategies to get the best outcome.
• Maintain and develop strategic relationships with key suppliers who are aligned to the company's needs.
• Identify new suppliers and which will benefit the company.
• Assist in the improvement of purchasing methods in an effort to drive down external spend.
• Become fully adept in the use of the operation of company ERP & SharePoint.
• Be fully competent in the reading of technical drawings and have the ability to extract quantities where required.
• Adopt a proactive approach to purchasing, maximise purchasing efficiency by gathering as much volume together as possible for the best deals available.
• Maintain and develop existing supplier contacts & ensure all opportunities are communicated to the suppliers offering best value. Seek out new suppliers as necessary.
• Ensure available department admin resource is used as much as possible to focus on delivering skilled element of role, ensuring that workload is managed effectively resulting in every available opportunity being taken.
Skills/Qualifications
• Engineering based qualification preferred but not essential.
• CIPS qualified or working towards preferred but not essential.
• Previous experience of ERP/SharePoint is preferred but not essential.
• 5 years previous experience in an engineering purchasing role, is preferred but not essential.
• High competency level in use of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, as a minimum).
• Full driving license required.
• Proven track record of controlling and reducing external spend whilst developing a robust supplier base.
• Ability to bring new ideas to purchasing activities.
• Fully conversant with modern purchasing techniques.
• Experience of purchasing bespoke, manufactured items.
Required Approach to the Role
• Highly resourceful with excellent communication abilities, using phone contact over e-mails where possible.
• “Hands on” approach to all tasks.
• Ability to take a proactive approach to overcome challenges and achieve results.
• Versatile, tenacious and people orientated.
• Result driven and confident.
• Proven appreciation of customer service expectations and cost demands of business.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Able to identify a potential deal to achieve best value, and to make the necessary steps to close it out.
• Ability to set priorities taking into account short and long term needs of the business.
Hours of work
40 hours per week (Monday - Thursday, 08:00 - 17:00. Friday, 08:00 - 14:00) with half hour for lunch per day.
Holidays
Annual leave is 28 days, including bank holidays, of which 5 days must be taken at Christmas in accordance with the company shutdown.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Sick pay (after qualifying period)
• Store discount
Salary Range: £30,000 - £35,000
The purpose of this role is to ensure the purchasing and then the reliable, on-time delivery of goods, by securing and maintaining key suppliers of materials - covering price, delivery and quality targets.
The position offers a diverse range of day-to-day tasks making the role both interesting, varied as well at times challenging. You will be required to work with existing suppliers to maintaining our strong relationships but also investigate then developing new partner suppliers. The key objective is to ensure that the production teams have the required resources of stock & materials fully available at their disposal from our suppliers across our two manufacturing sites. This will enable us to deliver quality products to our customer base.
The role owns supplier selection and benchmarking from our approved and certified supplier base. Supplier execution, shortage management, interruption-free supply performance ensuring materials arrive correct and on time.
You will be working for an expanding business that has an industry reputation for high-quality sub-contract Sheetmetal for numerous market segments.
The business specialises in full turnkey manufacturing to powder coating and product assembly. This is an exciting time to join a company that prides itself on staff retention, training, and personal development.
Responsibilities
• Ensure current contract material requirements are purchased to the correct specification, at the most competitive prices, and are delivered on time.
• Approach negotiations with well thought out strategies to get the best outcome.
• Maintain and develop strategic relationships with key suppliers who are aligned to the company's needs.
• Identify new suppliers and which will benefit the company.
• Assist in the improvement of purchasing methods in an effort to drive down external spend.
• Become fully adept in the use of the operation of company ERP & SharePoint.
• Be fully competent in the reading of technical drawings and have the ability to extract quantities where required.
• Adopt a proactive approach to purchasing, maximise purchasing efficiency by gathering as much volume together as possible for the best deals available.
• Maintain and develop existing supplier contacts & ensure all opportunities are communicated to the suppliers offering best value. Seek out new suppliers as necessary.
• Ensure available department admin resource is used as much as possible to focus on delivering skilled element of role, ensuring that workload is managed effectively resulting in every available opportunity being taken.
Skills/Qualifications
• Engineering based qualification preferred but not essential.
• CIPS qualified or working towards preferred but not essential.
• Previous experience of ERP/SharePoint is preferred but not essential.
• 5 years previous experience in an engineering purchasing role, is preferred but not essential.
• High competency level in use of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, as a minimum).
• Full driving license required.
• Proven track record of controlling and reducing external spend whilst developing a robust supplier base.
• Ability to bring new ideas to purchasing activities.
• Fully conversant with modern purchasing techniques.
• Experience of purchasing bespoke, manufactured items.
Required Approach to the Role
• Highly resourceful with excellent communication abilities, using phone contact over e-mails where possible.
• “Hands on” approach to all tasks.
• Ability to take a proactive approach to overcome challenges and achieve results.
• Versatile, tenacious and people orientated.
• Result driven and confident.
• Proven appreciation of customer service expectations and cost demands of business.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Able to identify a potential deal to achieve best value, and to make the necessary steps to close it out.
• Ability to set priorities taking into account short and long term needs of the business.
Hours of work
40 hours per week (Monday - Thursday, 08:00 - 17:00. Friday, 08:00 - 14:00) with half hour for lunch per day.
Holidays
Annual leave is 28 days, including bank holidays, of which 5 days must be taken at Christmas in accordance with the company shutdown.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Sick pay (after qualifying period)
• Store discount
Salary Range: £30,000 - £35,000