Assistant Buyer
| Posting date: | 30 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30,000 to £33,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Hybrid, Holiday, Pension, Parking |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, Bristol, BS34 6FE |
| Company: | Travail Employment Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JO0000016838_1777561082 |
Summary
Assistant Buyer
£30,000 to £33,000 per annum, Full-time 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Flexible start and finish time, BS34 Filton Bristol, Hybrid Working, 33 days holiday, Private health care, Pension, Parking, Early Friday Finishes
A brand new and exciting opportunity working within an established and leading engineering manufacturing company who are actively seeking a assistant buyer,. With a respectful and team-oriented environment, this assistant buyer opportunity would see you directing reporting to a procurement supervisor as part of the purchasing and quality department.
This position as assistant buyer will see you carrying out duties such as:
- Raising of purchase orders and sales returns
- Chase PO's and monitor supplier delivery dates, updating the system with any changes
- Raise quarterly reports of supplier performance with regard to delivery and quality
- Negotiate with suppliers on all aspects of the quotation
- Search for new supplier options to avoid single-source supply where possible
- Carry out regular supplier visits, communicate performance reviews and identify KPI's for supplier improvement
- Distribute defect reports to suppliers and ensure we receive satisfactory corrective actions
- Collecting and analysing data to help predict trends and forecasts
- Monitor and report annual cost savings
- Purchasing administrative tasks
- Perform any other duties as required
The successful individual working within this assistant buyer role would have a need to hold 2-3 years experience working within a purchasing function within a manufacturing environment. Hold ERP or MRP systems experience and be proficient within the use of Microsoft packages. Microsoft Dynamics experience would be beneficial but not essential
This would be the ideal role for someone who has worked as an purchasing assistant, procurement assistant or buyer within the manufacturing or a supplier based industry.
As a leading manufacturer in a global industry, this engineering company strive to develop and deliver reliable and innovative solutions to their customers and are committed towards continuous growth and improvement.
Benefits Include :
* 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
* Private medical care
* Wellness health checks
* Life assurance
* Gym discount
* Retail vouchers
* Social events (end-of-year party, summer BBQ, team building events)
* Career development & training opportunities
* Hybrid working options after completion of probation
For further information, please call Richard Hughes on 0117 934 9770 / 07778150198. You can also apply direct to richard.hughes@travail.co.uk
Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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